Can't login as root

Hello

It's likely that cPHulk locked out the "root" user because a brute force attack was detected. The length of the lockout depends on the values you have configured for the following options in "WHM Home » Security Center » cPHulk Brute Force Protection":

IP Based Brute Force Protection Period in minutes
Brute Force Protection Period in minutes

If the lockout continues, you may need to obtain console access and disable cPhulk with commands such as:

Code:

for i in `ps aux | grep -i "cphulkd - process" | awk {'print $2'}` ;do kill -9 $i ;done
/usr/local/cpanel/bin/cphulk_pam_ctl --disable

Note that some users disable cPHulk and utilize a third-party application (e.g. CSF/LFD) to handle brute force attacks. This may be an option for you to consider.

Thank you.