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Originally Posted by clickhappy
Whenever I buy software for my site the programmer wants "Root access" to my server to install it.
And all the hosts Ive used say "no" they dont allow it.
What is root acccess, why does every host say no, and why do software companies ask for it if every host says no?
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You normally never need root to install a script unless required software is missing which should be a task for your host really.
Root access is the same as the administrator account on windows, it is the highest level of access. Hosts are hesitant to give it out when they manage the box as you can easily screw things up if you don't know what you are doing. We also keep documentation of each box so if something changes outside our knowledge that is a pain in the ass also.
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