Passing server to other hands, delete private data?
I'm passing a dedicated box to another owner, they want to keep just the OS (CentOS) and WHM/cPanel. Unfortunately formatting the disk and reloading the OS is not option in this particular case.
I want to remove sensitive data like emails and passwords. I have already terminated all accounts from WHM and removed all cPanel backups. Is there anything else to I need to delete or just the termination of the accounts is enough? I'm worried about anything else that doesn't cross my mind right now and remember later that I should have done it before passing the box.
Thank you in advance
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As long as /home doesntd show any lingering user folders and there are no cpmove* or backup* folders and there are no non-system databases in /var/lib/mysql then that would cover most your bases. Technically they could use disk inspection tools to recover delete files though. 0 -
/home doesn't contain any accounts all are transferred to a new machine and then deleted from the source, same for /var/lib/mysql only system databases in there. /backup folder is emptied find command doesn't find any cpmove* or backup* files over the disk I found also one shadow file at /etc/shadow which I guess it contained the encrypted user passwords and removed the respective lines Filled up the disk with urandom data. Does anyone have to suggest anything else? 0 -
Hello @EneTar, May I ask what's preventing you from reinstalling the operating system? That's generally the cleanest way to start over with a fresh cPanel & WHM installation. Thank you. 0 -
Yeah I know but the host charges for an OS reload and the new owner didn't want to pay them for that. Anyway I did as described and I guess it's all good now 0
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