{"id":6519,"date":"2022-04-11T10:51:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T15:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/?p=6519"},"modified":"2022-04-11T10:51:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T15:51:51","slug":"how-to-change-the-root-password-using-whm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-change-the-root-password-using-whm\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change the root password using WHM?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>1. First, login into the WHM panel,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>https:\/\/your-domain.com:2087<\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong>https:\/\/IP-address:&nbsp;2087&nbsp;<\/strong>or&nbsp;<strong>https:\/\/server-hostname:&nbsp;2087<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/login-to-whm-cpanel-1024x627.jpg\" alt=\"login-to-whm-panel\" class=\"wp-image-3960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/login-to-whm-cpanel-1024x627.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/login-to-whm-cpanel-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/login-to-whm-cpanel-768x470.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/login-to-whm-cpanel.jpg 1181w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Navigate to&nbsp;<strong>Server Configuration<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2192&nbsp;<strong>Change Root Password<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/navigate-to-change-root-password-whm-1024x587.jpg\" alt=\"navigate to change root password whm\" class=\"wp-image-6524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/navigate-to-change-root-password-whm-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/navigate-to-change-root-password-whm-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/navigate-to-change-root-password-whm-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/navigate-to-change-root-password-whm.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Now, <strong>enter<\/strong> the <strong>new<\/strong> <strong>password<\/strong> or you can take the help of <strong>Generate<\/strong> button to generate a strong password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/enter-the-new-password-for-the-root-using-WHM-1024x487.jpg\" alt=\"enter the new password for the root using WHM\" class=\"wp-image-6522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/enter-the-new-password-for-the-root-using-WHM-1024x487.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/enter-the-new-password-for-the-root-using-WHM-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/enter-the-new-password-for-the-root-using-WHM-768x365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/enter-the-new-password-for-the-root-using-WHM.jpg 1506w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Finally, <strong>click<\/strong> on <strong>Change Password<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-change-the-root-password-using-WHM-1024x487.jpg\" alt=\"How to change the root password using WHM\" class=\"wp-image-6523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-change-the-root-password-using-WHM-1024x487.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-change-the-root-password-using-WHM-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-change-the-root-password-using-WHM-768x365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-change-the-root-password-using-WHM.jpg 1506w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"conclusion\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that we\u2019ve gone over how to change the root password using WHM GUI. This is a GUI method that does not require any formal CLI knowledge. You can easily reset the root password with just a few clicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KnownHost offers 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, all 7 days of the week best in class technical support. A dedicated team is ready to help you with requests should you need our assistance. You\u2019re not using KnownHost for the best web hosting experience? Well, why not? Check with&nbsp;our Sales team&nbsp;to see what can&nbsp;KnownHost&nbsp;do for you in improving your web hosting experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&nbsp;or&nbsp;https:\/\/IP-address:&nbsp;2087&nbsp;or&nbsp;https:\/\/server-hostname:&nbsp;2087. 2. Navigate to&nbsp;Server Configuration&nbsp;\u2192&nbsp;Change [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[109,328,613,112],"class_list":["post-6519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cpanel","tag-cpanel","tag-password","tag-root","tag-whm"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to change the root password using WHM? - KnownHost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to change your servers root password through WHM with this straightforward and easy to follow guide.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-change-the-root-password-using-whm\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to change the root password using WHM? 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