Change WHM password

[alanpollenz]

I upgraded my cpanel today, and when asked for the WHM password (after the upgrade) I apparantly entered the wrong password.

Is there any way to change the whm password other than through whm. I still have root access.

Thanks.

[PWSowner]

The password for root WHM is the same as for root SSH. If it's root you're talking about and SSH works but WHM doesn't, you could try restarting cpanel. (/etc/init.d/cpanel restart)

[alanpollenz]

In my etc/init.d directory, I do not have a cpanel directory. There is a file named cpanel*, but it is not a directory and is not a command.

[Marty]

Originally posted by alanpollenz
In my etc/init.d directory, I do not have a cpanel directory. There is a file named cpanel*, but it is not a directory and is not a command.

huh?

Just ssh in as root and type the following and hit enter:

/etc/init.d/cpanel restart

[alanpollenz]

Thanks.

Turns out I used to be able to log in as 'username' and now they tell me unless I am a reseller I need to log in as 'root'.

Does this make sense?

Alan

[PWSowner]

WHM is only acessable by root or resellers. End users (individual accounts) only have access to cpanel, not WHM, so yes, that makes sense. To log in to WHM with a username, that username has to be a reseller.