Introduction Managing email accounts is a common task for cPanel administrators. While email accounts can be viewed through the cPanel interface, server administrators with root or SSH access can also list email accounts directly from the command line. This can be useful when managing multiple cPanel accounts, troubleshooting mailbox-related issues, or quickly verifying which email ..
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Introduction Email accounts have storage limits (quotas) to control how much mailbox space a user can use. When a mailbox reaches its quota, users may not be able to receive new emails. Using the WHM API, administrators can easily increase the mailbox quota from the command line without logging in to cPanel. This article explains ..
Introduction: Disk quotas in cPanel allow administrators to control the amount of disk space allocated to individual hosting accounts. As websites grow, users may require additional storage for files, emails, databases, and backups. cPanel provides a command-line interface (CLI) that enables administrators to quickly modify disk quotas without accessing the WHM graphical interface. This article ..
Introduction SSL certificate expiry notifications are useful for maintaining secure services. However, in environments where non-AutoSSL certificates are managed externally or are not critical, these notifications can become unnecessary or excessive. Prerequisites Implementation Step 1: Log in to WHM Step 2: Navigate to Tweak Settings Step 3: Open Notifications Tab Step 4: Disable Expiry Notification ..
Introduction: Managing cPanel accounts efficiently is a core task for web hosting administrators. Occasionally, accounts are suspended due to overdue payments, policy violations, or security issues. While WHM provides a graphical interface to suspend or unsuspend accounts, performing these tasks via the command line interface (CLI) can save time, especially when dealing with multiple accounts ..
Introduction: In a cPanel/WHM environment, each cPanel account has a contact email address that is used to receive important notifications such as backup alerts, disk usage warnings, security notices, and account-related system messages. Prerequisites: Method 1: Change Contact Email Using WHM API (Recommended) This is the official and safest method, as it updates the account ..
Introduction While managing a WHM/cPanel server, you may encounter a situation where a user forgets their webmail (email account) password but doesn’t have cPanel access to reset it. In such cases, the easiest method is to reset the email password directly through the server using SSH/CLI. This is fast, secure, and doesn’t require logging into ..
Introduction: In web hosting environments managed through WHM/cPanel, administrators often need to suspend user accounts for various reasons such as non-payment, abuse, or maintenance. While this can be done easily through the WHM interface, system administrators often prefer using the Command Line Interface (CLI) for automation, scripting, or remote administration. Steps to Suspend a cPanel ..
Introduction: Managing domains through the cPanel graphical interface is common, but for system administrators and developers, the command line often provides more speed, flexibility, and opportunities for automation. Using cPanel’s UAPI (Universal API), we can easily add an Addon Domain directly from the command line. Steps to Add an Addon Domain Using UAPI: Step 1: ..
Introduction: In cPanel, email accounts are usually managed through the web interface. However, if you’re comfortable with the command line or managing multiple accounts, using the cPanel CLI with UAPI is a faster and more efficient method. This guide explains how to remove an email account directly from the terminal using a simple UAPI command. ..
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