I agree with both of you here. Yes, these are basic things, and it's a little worrying if you're attempting to run a server and don't know how to do these things. However, there's nothing to stop you learning. No one is the best they're ever going to be, no one was born knowing how to do this. You have to learn. I suggest starting afresh with values to not trust anyone with your panel unless you're 110% sure they won't betray that trust. Or else put safeguard measures in place to prevent them betraying that trust.
Most configuration files tell you what each setting does, in most cases, it's a 'true or false' or else inputting a number, placeholder, or string.
