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How to change your VPS root password in KnownHost?

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Many times we forget the password after changing it to something else. In that case, many hosts offer you a password reset solution by contacting them manually through ticket or mail. At KnownHost, we provide the same feature to our customers directly in the billing portal (my.knownhost.com). Let’s learn how to change your VPS root […]

WordPress is the #1 content management system being used worldwide due to its versatility and multipurpose nature. Changing the WordPress password using the traditional method might be a very long process. So, in this article, we will demonstrate how to change WordPress password using cPanel’s WordPress toolkit? 1. Log in to cPanel using Username & Password. i.e; (https://yourdomain.com:2083 or https://yourdomain.com/cpanel) […]

How to change the root password using WHM?

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cPanel/WHM has all the features so that new users can get used to it within a few days. Resetting the root password is a general practice for security reasons. Let us understand the step-by-step procedure of resetting the root password through WHM GUI. 1. First, login into the WHM panel, https://your-domain.com:2087 or https://IP-address: 2087 or https://server-hostname: 2087. 2. Navigate to Server Configuration → Change […]

WordPress is an open-source content management system. It is more popular due to versatility and the community contribution towards wordpress to make it a multipurpose platform. In some cases, WordPress might get affected by malicious code/plugin leading to a whole cPanel compromise; in that case, we always recommend removing the affected plugins, themes and the […]

How to Enable Password Reset Emails With DirectAdmin?

DirectAdmin contains a feature to let users reset their passwords, but this feature is disabled by default. When enabled, a user can click the “Lost Password?” link on the login page, and DirectAdmin will mail them a link to click with a confirmation code, which is sent back to the DirectAdmin interface when the link […]

How to change the cPanel account Password using WHM?

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If the end-user isn’t able to recover the cPanel account password, the administrator needs to reset the same using Web Host Manager (WHM). There are two ways through which you can easily reset the cPanel account password using WHM. Let’s get started! Method 1 1. First, login into WHM panel, https://your-domain.com:2087 or https://IP-address: 2087 or https://server-hostname: 2087. 2. Navigate to Account Information […]

Like other web hosting control panels, DirectAdmin also provides Password Protection for the directory and cuts out the access of the protected directory from the public key. If anyone has a username and password, they can only be able to access the directory. Using this option, you can maintain the privacy of the data and […]

How to change the account password in DirectAdmin?

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In DirectAdmin control panel you can change the present configured password at anytime. In this article, we will cover the step-by-step guide on How to change the account password in DirectAdmin? Change Password Using GUI 1. First, to login into DirectAdmin control panel visit,  https://your-domain.com:2222 or https://IP-address:2222 or https://server-hostname:2222. 2. Top right-click → Click on Username → Click on […]

How to change Email Account Password in DirectAdmin?

You might forget the existing email account password or configure the new password of the Email Account in the DirectAdmin control panel; then, this article is for you. Earlier, we covered How to create an Email Account in DirectAdmin with the same step-by-step method; we will cover how to change the email account password in […]

How to change an email account password in cPanel?

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Email is an important aspect in day to day life. It’s used for various different situations from invoices to newsletters and much more. As such, it’s important to keep a strong, secure and complex password for email accounts that handle sensitive information or really, anything personal! That’s why we’ll help go over how to change […]