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How to verify user defaults.

If you want to view the defaults, type the useradd command with the -D option as follows:

You can also use the -D option to change defaults. When run with this flag, useradd refrains from actually creating a new user account; instead, it saves any additionally supplied options as the new default values in /etc/login.defs. Not all useradd options can be used.

To set any of the defaults, give the -D option first; then add any of the defaults you want to set. For example, to set the default home directory location to /home/everyone and the default shell to /bin/tcsh, type the following:

How to hide the user interface elements related to mail services from the Control Panel:

1. In the Server Administration Panel, go to Settings > Mail Server Settings (in the Mail group
2. Clear the Enable mail management functions in Panel checkbox.
3. Click OK.

Alternately, you can hide these elements by using the server_pref command line utility:

On Linux systems

If you need to restore the mail management controls, you can do so either by going to Server Administration Panel > Settings > Mail Server Settings, and selecting the Enable mail management functions in Panel checkbox, or by using the command line utility:

On Linux systems

Reference: http://parallels.net/

Switch the power user mode off through API RPC:

Send the following request packet to the server:

Reference: http://parallels.com/

How to switch the power user mode off

How to switch the power user mode off and return to the standard panel view through the command line:

On Linux systems, issue the command:

Reference: http://parallels.com/

How to enable the power user mode through API RPC

Send the following request packet to the server:

Enabling the power user mode via API RPC does not create a default webspace.
The default webspace information will be requested and created as soon as admin logs in to the Panel

Reference:http://parallels.com/