How to Create a WHM Reseller Without an Associated Domain

Valid for versions 82 through the latest version

Version:

82

Overview

You can create administrative user accounts in WHM that do not correspond to a cPanel account. These accounts allow a user, such as an employee, to access WHM without root access and perform the following tasks:

Review bandwidth reports.
Reset passwords.
Configure mailboxes.
Suspend and unsuspend accounts.
Manage DNS entries.

Warning:

We strongly recommend that you do not use this method to create administrative user accounts. This method can cause problems with your server configuration.

Create a WHM reseller account without an associated domain

To create a WHM reseller account without an associated domain, perform the following steps:

Note:

In the steps below, username represents the desired account username.

Connect to the server via SSH as the root user.
Create a new user with the following command:
```
adduser username 
```
Set the new user’s password with the following command:
```
passwd username
```
Set the permissions for the new user’s home directory with the following command:
```
chmod -v 711 /home/username
```
Create an entry in the /var/cpanel/resellers file for username with the following command:
```
echo "username:" >> /var/cpanel/resellers
```
Important:

Make certain that you follow step 9 and select the desired permissions for this user.
If the /var/cpanel/users/username file exists, open that file with a text editor and remove the following line:
```
DNS=
```
Log in to WHM as the root user and navigate to WHM’s Edit Reseller Nameservers and Privileges interface (WHM >> Home >> Resellers >> Edit Reseller Nameservers and Privileges).
Select username from the menu and click Submit.
Select the checkboxes that correspond to the desired user permissions. Click Save to save these changes.

Remove a WHM reseller account without an associated domain

To remove a WHM reseller account without an associated domain, perform the following steps:

Note:

In the steps below, username represents the account’s username.

Connect to the server via SSH as the root user.
Open the /var/cpanel/users/resellers file and remove username from the file.
Remove the /var/cpanel/users/username file.
Remove the user file username in the /var/cpanel/users/ directory. To do this, run the following command:
```
rm /var/cpanel/users/username
```
Open the /var/cpanel/resellers file and remove the username user entry from the file.
Remove the user from the system with the following command:

userdel username