16.7. Module Access Control
As Chapter 52 explains, it is possible to limit the features of this module that a particular Webmin user or group can access. For example, you may want to allow a user to edit only the host addresses list, or to be able to view settings only instead of editing them. To do this, create or edit a Webmin user who has access to the module, and then follow these steps:
1. | In the Webmin Users module, click on Network Configuration next to the name of the user or group that you want to restrict. This will bring up the module access control form. |
2. | Change the Can edit module configuration? field to No, so that the user cannot configure the module to edit a host addresses file other than /etc/hosts. |
3. | The Can edit network ... |
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