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Many Web publishing shops make a basic distinction between the “Webmaster” and the “System Administrator.” The Webmaster has primary responsibility for organizing and placing content on the server, for coordinating content provider tasks, for connecting the server to external databases, and for analyzing server logs. The System Administrator is responsible for the administration of the hardware, the server operating system, the maintenance of authorized users, system backup, network management, and security.
Keep in mind that these are vague conventions, not hard rules. In some sites, the Webmaster and the System Administrator are the same person. In others, a team of a dozen people may be responsible for different aspects of site management. In fact, a site may not use these labels to describe staff members. In any event, the project manager will have to decide who on the team has what responsibilities, and who is granted what level of system administrator privileges on the various servers deployed. (See Chapter 2 for a further discussion of the many roles in a Web publishing project.)
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