Last modified May 27, 2025

Permissions

Learn how to manage JetBackup permissions for resellers and end-users.

With the Permissions Manager interface, you can view and manage JetBackup permissions for Global and Specific accounts on your server.

Permissions Type

The permissions for all resellers/users.

You can change permissions for a specific account.

If the permission is set to never, you can't override it. Otherwise Yes/No permissions can be overridden.

Yes - Grant permission for the corresponding option.
No - Deny permission for the corresponding option.
Never(Global) - Deny and disable ability to override permission for the corresponding option.
Inherit(Specific) - Inherit the permission from the global permission.

Reset permissions to the Default values.

All specific permissions are set to Inherit from global permissions by default.

Legend

Permission Name		Permission Name
Has All Privileges	Never	Can Manage Accounts	✅
Can Restore Backups	✅	Can Download Backups	✅
Can Manage Full Backups	✅	Can Manage File Backups	✅
Can Manage Cron Job Backups	✅	Can Manage Email Account Backups	✅
Can Manage Database Backups	✅	Can Manage SSL Certificate Backups	✅
Can Manage Domain Backups	✅	Can Manage Configuration Backups	✅
Can Manage Backup Jobs	❌	Can Manage Destinations	❌
Can Manage Hooks	❌	Can Manage Permissions	Never
Can View Logs	❌	Can Manage Logs	❌
Can View Alerts	✅	Can Manage Directory Backups	❌
Can Manage FTP Account Backups	✅	Can Manage Clone Jobs	❌
Can Manage Server Backups (BMR)	❌	Can Access Socket API	❌

Enabling the "**Access Socket API**" allows JetBackup for WordPress administrators to access and restore hosting backups

Section	Admin	Reseller	End-User
Dashboard	✅	✅	✅
Accounts	✅	❌ ⚠️	❌
Destinations	✅	❌ ⚠️	❌
Backup Jobs	✅	❌ ⚠️	❌
Clone Jobs	✅	❌ ⚠️	❌
Restore & Download	✅	✅	✅
Downloads	✅	✅	✅
Alerts	✅	✅	✅
Queue	✅	✅	✅
Logs	✅	❌ ⚠️	❌
Permissions	✅	❌ ⚠️	❌
Hooks	✅	❌ ⚠️	❌
Security	✅	❌	❌
Plugins	✅	❌	❌
Settings	✅	❌	❌

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