Administration of Your xsorbit

This section explains the Administrative features. You should read this section after you have installed (or upgraded) and verified that it is working properly. The following explanations will help you get your board rolling! It would also be beneficial to read the other pages under the admin tip sections.

Administrator user

You need to log in as the administrator to perform administrative functions.

It is strongly recommended that you change the admin password to something more secure. And of course, make sure to remember your password, and to keep it safe.

Admin Privilege

There are many things that the admin can see that other members (even moderators) cannot see. This includes obvious access to the admin center, but there's a lot more! Administrators can directly modify any use profile (the link will show up when viewing a member's profile). Also, this account allows you to be able to directly delete or modify anyone's messages! The admin can see ALL private categories on the forum and can see the IP address of a member when viewing the posts. With this privilege comes "power" and "responsibility". Use it wisely, and be careful, you don't want to annihilate a users account or data by way of accident or neglect.

Can There Only Be One?

Well, that depends on what you are referring to. Ok, so you mean as there only one administrator? Initially, when first installed, there is only ONE account by default-> the "admin" account. This account is the "main" admin. When you click on the link to modify a person's profile, you have, as the admin, the ability to choose what membergroup he/she is in at the bottom of the profile. One of the options is "Administrator". YES, this means you can make someone else an administrator! This does not remove your status as the administrator; it is rather just a nice feature where you can give your best buddies the same privileges as you have! We advise you to use GREAT caution when choosing other administrators, as they have access to ALL of the settings of your board. As the "original" or "main" admin, there is one option you have that nobody else (even other admins have). In the membergroup dropdown box, when modifying a profile, there should be a blank line option. This allows you to take the membergroup completely off anyone, including other people you set as an administrator! That's a handy feature.