Removing a cPanel account that was deleted via the Linux command line

Symptoms

If you remove a cPanel user using a Linux command such as userdel, WHM shows the account in List Accounts, but when you try to remove it, WHM shows this error:

Account does not exist.

Description

To avoid this issue, only use WHM to remove cPanel accounts.

Workaround

1. Recreate the user via the command line with useradd, for example:

   useradd CpanelUserYouRemoved

2. Use WHM to remove the account correctly.