Fix for Cpanel installation error “The system detected an installer lock file: (/root/installer.lock)”:

Scenario: If the installation of Cpanel or WHM is interrupted because of an unexpected system restart or internet disconnect and if you start the installation by typing sh latest from the command line, you may experience the below error,

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  Installer Version v00066 r3070cf767bd68bffdef8bd75660b6af1fec09d1b

Beginning main installation.
The system detected an installer lock file: (/root/installer.lock)
Make certain that an installer is not already running.

You can remove this file and re-run the cPanel installation process after you are certain that another installation is not already in progress.

Fix: From the command line type, rm -rf /root/installer.lock  in order to delete the installer.lock file and continue with the installation by typing sh latest .

Keywords:

Cpanel , WHM, Installation , Installation error , sh latest , Installer.lock , CentOs7 , Linux/GNU , Fix .

 

 

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