How do I enable and disable debug mode for cPHulk Brute Force Protection?

Introduction

Sometimes when troubleshooting issues with WHM's cPHulk Brute Force Protection module it can be helpful to enable the debug mode to provide more verbose logging.

Procedure

To enable debug mode, perform the following steps:

1. Create the debug touch file in the /var/cpanel/hulkd directory:

   echo 3 > touch /var/cpanel/hulkd/debug

    

2. Restart cPHulk:

   /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/restartsrv_cphulkd

To disable debug mode, perform the following steps:

1. Remove the debug touch file:

   rm /var/cpanel/hulkd/debug

    

2. Restart cPHulk:

   /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/restartsrv_cphulkd