7.11. Module Access Control
As described in Chapter 52, it is possible to give a Webmin user access to only part of the functionality of a module. In the case of the Disk Quotas module, you can limit which users and groups quotas can be edited, and on which filesystems they can be edited. This can be useful if there is a person in your organization who is allowed to edit some or all quotas, but not perform any other administrative tasks.
Assuming you have already created a user with access to the module, the steps to follow to set this up are:
1. | In the Webmin Users module, click on Disk Quotas next to the name of the user that you want to restrict. |
2. | Set the Can edit module configuration? field to No, so that the user cannot change the commands ... |
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