THE VIRTUAL SERVER HANDBOOK

The Virtual Server

Administrator

The Virtual Server System is a powerful Internet solution that is currently

being used to power tens of thousands of web sites. The Virtual Server

System is more than a simple hosting platform. It is a complete Internet

Server solution. While many administrators simply use the Virtual Server

System as hosting platform for their web sites, the administrator has the

ability to "pop the hood" and control Internet services. The Virtual Server

System provides the best of both worlds since it can be used "right out of

the box" or its environment can be modified to meet specific needs of an

administrator.

The Virtual Server Administrator has the power to control the Virtual

Server environment. Each web site administrator is provided with a

username and password for accessing their Virtual Server UNIX shell

account. This access empowers the administrator with the ability to control

many of the Virtual Server functions. With this power comes the

responsibility to administer functions including but not limited to the

following:

Adding or deleting virtual e mail and FTP accounts.

Adding or deleting e mail aliases (forwarding addresses).

Up or downloading files to the virtual anonymous FTP server.

Maintaining the virtual web server HTML files.

Installing and maintaining Common Gateway Interface (CGI) programs.

Managing Virtual Server log files, including running stats and deleting

logs.

Note:  Since the Virtual Server System is a UNIX based solution, assign

an administrator that has UNIX and some programming experience. This

will help you get the most out of your Virtual Server environment

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