Ben Taylor

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3. Change root directory for the main domain?

Hello, For changing the main/primary domain, you will need to have root SSH access and be able to locate and edit the following file (replacing your user & domain info): /var/cpanel/userdata/USE...

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• Ben Taylor
• January 26, 2023 06:39
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3. CSF (CONNLIMIT) configuration for production server

CONNLIMIT = 80;75,443;75,21;50 PORTFLOOD = 80;tcp;50;1,443;tcp;50;1 Am I correct in seeing these `80;tcp;50;1,443;tcp;50;1` block for just 1 second? If so, why does that work?

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• Ben Taylor
• January 12, 2023 07:43
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3. Error: The “serial” argument cannot be empty - when adding TXT record to DNS zone

Are you in WHM or cPanel? It sounds like there might be a few issues here. I would suggest opening a support ticket using the link in my signature so we can review to make sure SOA records can b...

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• Ben Taylor
• November 07, 2021 13:59
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3. Error: The “serial” argument cannot be empty - when adding TXT record to DNS zone

The host Afrihost said that I can now add DNS in WHM. This has taken 2 days to get here, but I still cannot add DNS. I am afraid that the support channel gets answered by multiple people and they ...

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• Ben Taylor
• November 07, 2021 13:51
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3. Error: The “serial” argument cannot be empty - when adding TXT record to DNS zone

Are you in WHM or cPanel? It sounds like there might be a few issues here. I would suggest opening a support ticket using the link in my signature so we can review to make sure SOA records can b...

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• Ben Taylor
• November 07, 2021 13:44
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3. Error: The “serial” argument cannot be empty - when adding TXT record to DNS zone

In DNS Zone Manager you can not add a SOA record, but you can edit it. I do not have one to edit. Is this something to do with my host?

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• Ben Taylor
• November 07, 2021 09:09
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3. Error: The “serial” argument cannot be empty - when adding TXT record to DNS zone

As far as I know for Google verification you only need to add a TXT record which you can do from your cPanel account, for that there is no need to change nameservers. Alternatively you can also up...

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• Ben Taylor
• November 07, 2021 08:34
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3. Error: The “serial” argument cannot be empty - when adding TXT record to DNS zone

Yes I know that. Afrihost are the registrar and they don't have that functionality for the user to change the nameserver in the domain settings. Its a pretty confusing setup. They have their own wa...

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• Ben Taylor
• November 07, 2021 07:07
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3. Error: The “serial” argument cannot be empty - when adding TXT record to DNS zone

and is it empty? the SOA value? I cannot add an SOA type in DNS zone. Why is that? I am actually having issues with my host Afrihost. They cannot seem to get my DNS working in WHM. They tell m...

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• Ben Taylor
• November 07, 2021 06:16
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3. Disable Dovecot in mailserver config

How would I go about disabling it? I have found a few commands that apparently disable it, well it does disable it for a while, but it always comes back I then the hacking starts again. I do not u...

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• Ben Taylor
• March 08, 2023 12:52
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