VPS User Administration
User accounts grant people the ability to access a Virtual Private Server, and help keep unauthorized
people out.
Managing User accounts includes adding and removing users, changing their options, and setting quotas.
Users on a Virtual Private Server can have E-mail, FTP, Web, or Shell permissions, or any combination of the
four.
Groups allow users who are working on common projects to share files with one another, or to have access to
certain programs.
The Administrative User
Your VPS2 was provisioned with an administrative user account. This account allows you to do most
administrative tasks as well as check E-mail and use FTP.
The root user is a special user with full administrative power. This means that root is able to
access any file or directory on a server, create or remove other users, and install or remove software packages.
There are serveral users who exist on your server for administrative purposes. Most of these are designed to
allow programs to run properly.
Keeping your Virtual Private Server safe from malicious hackers is an important way to protect your internet
presence. One of the primary keys to server security is in user passwords. In addition to protecting your
passwords, it is important to have a password that can not easily be guessed.
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