{"id":1134,"date":"2014-12-22T08:17:32","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T08:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/?p=1134"},"modified":"2021-02-16T09:59:42","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T09:59:42","slug":"how-to-change-root-password-for-cpanel-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/how-to-change-root-password-for-cpanel-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change root password for cPanel Server"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Almost all server and account settings can be customized through cPanel&#8217;s Web Host Manager &#8211; WHM.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Most website hosts using cPanel do not allow access to WHM for domains organised on a shared server. WHM accessibility is often given only to accounts hosted on dedicated solutions.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are a SiteGround customer and your account is organised on a dedicated server, you will have full access to your server&#8217;s WHM.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">To change passwords from WHM, you should first log in by going to:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><span class=\"moz-txt-link-freetext\">http:\/\/yourdomain.com\/whm<\/span><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Root password can be changed from:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Home \u00bbServer Configuration &gt;&gt;Change Root Password<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Root-Password.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1136 pleslwp\" src=\"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Root-Password.jpg\" alt=\"Root Password\" width=\"812\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Root-Password.jpg 812w, https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Root-Password-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Root-Password-768x311.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Root-Password-636x258.jpg 636w, https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Root-Password-320x130.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Root-Password-239x97.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">You can type the new password here and click on the change password button.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Also you can use the password generator option for making the password more secure.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost all server and account settings can be customized through cPanel&#8217;s Web Host Manager &#8211; WHM. 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