: How can I tell if I have root access to my server? I have a website hosted in a web hosting service called Hosting24. I'd like to migrate to Liquidweb, and the guys at Liquidweb say they

@Correia994

To check if you have root access, you can connect to your machine using ssh and type :


root@server:~# whoami root


You may not need to have root access...

Do you have databases, users, mail files to migrate ?
You basically just have flat files on the server ? You just need ftp

Mail accounts ? You just need imap access and drag and drop between servers using your mail client. (perfect time to switch to google apps for your domain)

Can you specify what you need to transfer ?

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@Sims2060225

A quick look at the web host you currently use shows that they only offer 2 hosting packages that are both less than /month. This is pretty much guaranteed to be shared hosting as VPS starts at at least /month on the extreme low end. So that means you probably don't have root access.

That said, there's no reason the other host would need root access to help you migrate your site. He probably just means you need full access to the master account of your current web hosting subscription. So as long as you have access to the billing account and provide them with the login info you use to log into your current web host's control panel, that should be enough.

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