33.7. Module Access Control

As Chapter 52 explains, it is possible to restrict what a Webmin user can do with a module to which he has been granted access. For the Fetchmail module, you can limit the UNIX users for whom he can edit Fetchmail configurations. Once a user has been created, you can further restrict access by following these steps:

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In the Webmin Users module, click on Fetchmail Mail Retrieval next to the name of the user. This will bring up the module access control form.
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Change the Can edit module configuration field? to No to stop the Webmin user from switching the module to single-file mode or changing the path to the Fetchmail program.
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The Can edit fetchmail config for field determines for which UNIX users this Webmin ...

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