title: How can I convince my manager to grant me access to our web host admin functions?
body: <p>I was hired by my current employer to develop an e-commerce solution. My manager doesn't want to give me access to the hosting interface, so I can't create or administer the required databases or do anything else requiring that kind of access.  The host only provides one level of access to their tools.  My manager apparently just doesn't want anyone else to have access to everyone's email passwords, which appear in plain text on the admin site.  She is non-technical and if I asked her to perform these admin tasks she would have no idea how to proceed.  I am forced to watch over her shoulder as I struggle to understand the admin interface and tell her what to do next while being unable to touch anything myself.  I have access to her for this purpose amounting to five minutes every few weeks.  Deeply frustrating.</p>