Advice on setting up Resellers and Users

[divinelighting]

I have a dedicated server for my dozen or so websites and will not be selling space to any resellers or users. Would it be best for me not to set up resellers or users and just have the web sites directly on the admin account? That way I could log in once and do all I need to do.

If the answer to that is yes, then how do I undo my current setup (this is how it has evolved over the last few years):

Admin:
-> 1 Reseller
-> 1 user
-> 1domain
-> 1 domain
-> 10 users
-> each user has one domain
-> 1 domain

In figuring this out, I now know why I have so confused

What would be the best configuration for my situation?

 

[zEitEr]

You should decide, what is better for you, it's only up to you.

For my own projects, I prefer to set up a group of 2-3 domains on one account, or even one domain on a account. It gives me more security, because:

— if even one site would be hacked or a password get stolen, others might still be in safety.
— if I want different limitations on system level: disc quota, CPU/RAM limits, I can do it while I use different users.
— if I want to skip some web-sites from daily backups, this is possible.
— if I want to monitor load of the sites, it is much more easier can be done with separate users.
— etc.

So, of password or more flexibility — you should make a decision.

p.s. Search forums on how to move domains between users.

 

[divinelighting]

Thanks for the feedback on the security issues.

The post didn't keep my spaces. I was trying to show that:

Admin has 1 domain and 1 Reseller

That Reseller also has one domain and 10 Users

Each User has 1 domain.

I see how to change Users between Resellers in the panel, but how do I move domains between admin, reslllers, and users?

 

[divinelighting]

Also, myphpadmin is confused. I am trying to access database that belongs to a user of admin (when logged in as that user) and instead it goes to the admin's reseller's databases. How can I untangle this?

 

[divinelighting]

I also tried logging in directly as the end user. Myphpadmin still pulled up the admin's domain. Problem solved by using a different browser, so I suspect that clearing cookies would also solve it.

Still waiting for help on moving domains out from admin into users.

Thanks.

 

[divinelighting]

Converting/changing reseller into a user

I found it somewhere else...

cd /usr/local/directadmin/scripts
./reseller_to_user.sh <reseller to downgrade> <reseller to receive downgraded reseller>

You will have to use either an existing reseller or create the new one to hold the ex-reseller.

 

[divinelighting]

FYI, there is also a script to convert a user into a reseller. If you screw up the above process like I did, it will be helpful.

cd /usr/local/directadmin/scripts
./user_to_reseller.sh <user>