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How to add administrator in DirectAdmin?

In the cPanel, you can offer administrative privileges/options through feature management, but DirectAdmin introduced the direct option to add an administrator account in DirectAdmin with just a few clicks. Let us learn how to add administrator in the DirectAdmin?


1. First, to login into DirectAdmin control panel visit, 

https://your-domain.com:2222 or https://IP-address:2222 or https://server-hostname:2222.

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2. Navigate to Account Manager → Create Administrator.

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3. Enter the required information,

Username: Specify username for the administrator.

E-mail: Enter the account e-mail address.

Enter Password: Configure the strong and complex password.

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4. Check the option “Send Email Notification” to send the account information to the above-specified email address through email. The administrator account information email template can be customized through the EDIT ADMIN MESSAGE option.

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5. Finally, click on CREATE.

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6. Congratulations! You have successfully added administrator in DirectAdmin.

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Conclusion

Now that we’ve gone over how to add administrator in the DirectAdmin Control Panel. The newly created administrator will have full access to DirectAdmin’s administrative operations.

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