How to create a reseller with WHM access without an associated domain

Introduction

You may want or need to create a reseller user with WHM access that is not associated with a cPanel account or domain name.

Procedure

It is important to note that users created with the following method will not count against the cPanel license's user limit.

1. Access the server's command line as the 'root' user via SSH or "Terminal" in WHM.
2. Use the WHM API's createacct command to create the user.
   

   whmapi1 createacct username=$user password=$password reseller_without_domain=1

   Please note that "$user" and "$password" must be replaced with the new user's username and password.

Also note that the new reseller account's privileges can be modified from the command line with the WHM API's setacls command or from the "Edit Reseller Nameservers and Privileges" interface in WHM.

Additional Information

How to Update Reseller ACLs using the WHM API

How to edit Reseller account access / privileges / permissions