Script to backup the cPanel account to S3 before the termination

Sometimes we may delete the cPanel account accidentally. May be we will be having the backups enabled but still inorder to get the latest backup before termination, you can use the below script.

1. Go to the below path
   /usr/local/cpanel/scripts
2. Create a file with name “prekillacct”
   vi prekillacct
3. Install AWS CLI in the server by following official document of AWS.
4. Create IAM user. give appropriate permissions related to s3 and download the credentials.
5. Run the “aws configure” command and give the Access-key and secret access key.
6. Copy and paste the below script in the file “prekillacct”
   
   

#==========================================================================
# This script will package an account, move the pkgacct to /backup/suspended-acct-backups. Intended to be hooked as part of cPanel's account termination process.
#
# Pkgacct
#  We also copy this stuff to the user's homedir, prior to the backup:
#   - zones (so we have the IP)
#   - local vs remotedomains status
#
#==========================================================================
# To do:
# add helptext
# Add error checking/failing
# add exclude, to reduce size of backup.
#=================

#====================================
#   Do we want to skip the backup? -- allows killacct to be run
#     on the CLI, without creating the backup.
#====================================
echo -n "Do you want to skip the backup creation? [y/N] (3 second timeout, default to no) "
read -t 3 answer

if [ $answer == "y" ] ; then
        echo "backup aborted"
        exit 0
else
        echo "backup not aborted" >> /tmp/prekillacct.log
fi

#====================================

ME=${0##*/}
backupdir=/backup/suspended-acct-backups

if [ ! -f "/usr/local/cpanel/cpanel" ]; then
        echo "This script only works on cPanel servers"
        exit
fi

exec > /tmp/prekillacct.log 2>&1

if [[ ! -d "$backupdir"  && ! -L "$backupdir" ]]; then
        echo 'Backup dir does not exist, creating backup directory'
        mkdir -p $backupdir -v
fi


#====================================
#   Parse argument pairs
#====================================
while [ $# != 0 ]
do
    eval cp_$1="$2"
    shift 2
done

eval homedir='~'$cp_user

#====================================
#  Add external files to the cpmove file:
#    - Backup a copy of the zone files in ~/.named_hostname
#    - Backup local/remote domain configuration to
#====================================
hostname=$(hostname)
namedir=$homedir/.named_$hostname
test ! -d $namedir && mkdir $namedir
grep ": $cp_user\$" /etc/userdomains |
  while IFS=":$IFS" read domain u1
  do
    echo backing up $domain zone ...
    # keep them owned by root
    cp /var/named/${domain}.db $namedir
    # backup MX hosting for domain as well ...
    grep "^$domain$" /etc/localdomains /etc/remotedomains >> $namedir/.mxhost
  done
  # adding this in to correct file permissions, else pkgacct won't be able to access these files.
  chown $cp_user.$cp_user $namedir
  chown $cp_user.$cp_user $namedir/*

#====================================
#   Backup the account without overwriting the existing backup, if the existing backup is more than 24 hours old.
#====================================
filename=$backupdir/cpmove-${cp_user}.tar.gz
if [ -f $filename ] && [ "$(find $output -mtime 0 | wc -l)" -gt 0 ]
then
    echo
    echo "$ME: $cp_user: Exiting, as backup already exists in destination directory and is less than 24 hours old"
    echo
else
    /scripts/pkgacct $cp_user $backupdir
aws s3 cp /backup/suspended-acct-backups/* s3://bucketname/foldername/
rm -f /backup/suspended-acct-backups/*
fi
exit 0

7. For testing purpose create an account and terminate it.

8. Once it is terminated, go to s3 and check for the backup. You will see the backup.