Domain User / Web User ??

[middleground]

Hi all,
Pardon my newbieness- but what is the difference between a "domain user" and a "web user"?

Thanks

[jimbo]

I think a domain user has all the rights to aaccess the control panel for a given domain. If you are a reseller each customer will have their own Plesk control panel to configure the way they want.

Web User

A web user is a user account within Apache that is used to define locations for personalized web pages with individual FTP access.

The above is from the control panel manual. Apparently you can restrict access within a domain so that people can set up personal web pages (but not have access to the main control panel) I hope!

Does this sound right?

Jimbo

[middleground]

Thanks

(dohh- never thought to check the manual. note to self- self- RTFM ).

[Mike]

Middleground and Jimbo,

Web User is exactly what Jimbo said, and you will always recognise a Web User site, by its URL. For example:

http://www.sassinc.net/~Heights

The Web User site always starts with a tilde (~) and never ends with an internet extension such as .com.

A Domain User is an entirely different animal and really only applies to resellers. If you are a reseller, and you just sold space to Joe Red Wing, you want him to be able to access his own Plesk control panel, but be restricted to only his site, etc. Plus, if you have taken the time to install your own logo in Plesk, you want him to see that. So, when you setup Joe Red Wing's account, you also click on Domain User and enter a password for him - say StanleyCupChampions. Now when Joe Red Wing logs into Plesk, he simply enters the name of his domain as a user ID (wearenumberone.com) and his password (StanleyCupChampions) and wham - he enters his own Plesk space!

Hope this helps!

- Mike