{"id":11048,"date":"2021-06-29T07:04:22","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T07:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=11048"},"modified":"2021-06-29T07:04:22","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T07:04:22","slug":"modify-cpanel-account-whm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/modify-cpanel-account-whm\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Modify a cPanel Account with WHM?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Users can manage multiple cPanel accounts from a single WHM panel. It is what makes WHM a handy tool application for resellers who provide hosting services to multiple clients. With WHM, it is possible to grant privileges, set limits on server resources and even modify DNS settings for a cPanel account.<\/p>\n<h2>To Modify a cPanel Account with WHM<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log in to the WHM panel with your root account.<\/p>\n<p>2. Select the <strong>Account information<\/strong> option from the navigation menu.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12062\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/whm_account_information.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1919\" height=\"795\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Click on <strong>List Accounts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12063\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/whm_list_accounts.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1470\" height=\"319\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A list of all cPanel accounts under registered under you will appear.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 Click on the &#8216;<strong>+<\/strong>&#8216; icon beside the account you want to modify.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12064\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/whm_plus_account.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1644\" height=\"525\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It will open up various options to change attributes or configure the account.<\/p>\n<p>5. Click on the <strong>Modify Account<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12065\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/whm_modify_account.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1630\" height=\"341\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A form-like interface will open where you can modify various\u00a0settings for the account. We have compiled brief information for each of the sections of the interface.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Basic Information<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>This section allows you to change the primary domain, username and contact email of the cPanel account.<\/li>\n<li>You can even select a default language for the account from the dropdown list in the <strong>Default Locale<\/strong> field or set the theme for the cPanel interface.<\/li>\n<li>It even has an option to enable <strong>Apache SpamAssassin<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12071\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whm_acc_basic_info.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"769\" height=\"473\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Resource Limits<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>It allows you to set limits on the cPanel account for the consumption of server resources like disk space(memory storage), bandwidth, databases, email and FTP accounts.<\/li>\n<li>You can even put restrictions on the maximum allowed sub domains, parked domains or addon domains.<\/li>\n<li>To put restrictions on a resource, you have to select the radio button beside the text box and<strong> enter a maximum allowed value<\/strong> for the resource.<\/li>\n<li>To remove any restrictions or limits on a resource,\u00a0select the radio button beside <strong>Unlimited<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whm_acc_resource_limits.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"783\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Privileges<\/strong>: You can grant\/activate privileges to grant a certain level of authority to the cPanel account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12073\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whm_acc_privileges.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"226\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>DNS Settings<\/strong>: It allows you to enable DKIM and\/or SPF on the cPanel account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12074\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whm_acc_dns_settings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"755\" height=\"173\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6. Once you have all the changes and modifications, click the <strong>Save<\/strong> button at the end of the form.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/whm_bw_limit_success.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1628\" height=\"95\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The system will apply all the changes for the account and, a success message will flash on the screen. In this way, you can practically configure a cPanel account to your liking with just a few clicks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Users can manage multiple cPanel accounts from a single WHM panel. It is what makes WHM a handy tool application for resellers who provide hosting services to multiple clients. With WHM, it is possible to grant privileges, set limits on server resources and even modify DNS settings for a cPanel account. 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