Password for root access?

Todesengel

• March 01, 2017 18:02

Hey Guys, I am using WHM on a fresh digital ocean droplet. I do not have a root password set as I only have SSH key pair access. How would I go about logging into WHM for the first time? Do I absolutely have to use a root password?

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  Andrew Mathews

  • March 02, 2017 00:49

  Hello, I assume you are running CentOS so I would try
  sudo passwd root
  Then once you reboot and get in you may be able to login to WHM, I only know how to log in with SSH key once you have already had a root password.

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  Vipin Singh

  • March 02, 2017 08:18

  If it is cent os you can also first login in SSH via your key as root. Then use: passwd root and change as per your choice of password. Now you can use this generated password for WHM login.

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  sktest123

  • March 02, 2017 09:04

  Via shell just sudo to root, create a passwd for root, log into whm via root. For future (probably) you can edit sshd_config you login via root without key.

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  cPanelKenneth

  • March 02, 2017 11:18

  What I do on my personal servers is grant my account (which isn't used for hosting websites) reseller privileges: echo "cpanelkenneth: all" >> /var/cpanel/resellers (substitute your own account name for cpanelkenneth). Now I can log on to WHM with root privileges, without making the root account available. More info is available here: How to Create a WHM Reseller Without An Associated Domain - cPanel Knowledge Base - cPanel Documentation

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  Todesengel

  • March 02, 2017 14:28

  What I do on my personal servers is grant my account (which isn't used for hosting websites) reseller privileges: echo "cpanelkenneth: all" >> /var/cpanel/resellers (substitute your own account name for cpanelkenneth). Now I can log on to WHM with root privileges, without making the root account available. More info is available here:

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