35.13. Module Access Control

Normally, a Webmin user who has access to the MySQL Database Server module can manage all databases and use all of the module's features. As Chapter 52 explains, however, it is possible to restrict what a user can do with a module. In this case, you can grant access to only certain databases, control the directory to which backups can be written, and restrict the creation and deletion of databases. This can be useful if various databases on your server are owned by different people and you want to give each of them a Webmin login to manage only those that belong to them.

To set up this kind of module access control, follow these instructions:

1.
Click on MySQL Database Server next to the name of a user or group in ...

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