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# dmbware

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## Forum Replies Created

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 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Stop Admin users in WP from Using FTP](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-admin-users-in-wp-from-using-ftp/)
 *  Thread Starter [dmbware](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmbware/)
 * (@dmbware)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-admin-users-in-wp-from-using-ftp/#post-1428796)
 * A word-press user can download FTP into wordpress via plugin and somehow it gives
   them full access to the entire root directory of that account without having 
   to know ftp credentials. I have no idea how it works, but to me it doesn’t seem
   right.
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Stop Admin users in WP from Using FTP](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-admin-users-in-wp-from-using-ftp/)
 *  Thread Starter [dmbware](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmbware/)
 * (@dmbware)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stop-admin-users-in-wp-from-using-ftp/#post-1428753)
 * This is not a Hosting issue this is a security issue on WP. If a developer is
   running a system for a client and they happen to have /blog loaded with wordpress.
   The wordpress user can load in FTP and download and delete files within that 
   public directory. That is a major security issue for developers.

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