{"id":189,"date":"2021-07-23T12:19:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/guide-to-reseller-accounts\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T12:19:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:19:01","slug":"guide-to-reseller-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/guide-to-reseller-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Reseller Accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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Overview<\/h2>\n

This document describes reseller account privileges and how to manage reseller accounts. A reseller is a cPanel account owner that also sells cPanel accounts to other users. A reseller purchases system resources from a hosting provider, and then allocates the resources to the cPanel accounts that they sell. Reseller accounts include additional privileges. The system allows reseller accounts access to a limited version of the WHM interface, which allows them to manage the cPanel accounts that they sell.<\/p>\n

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Warning:<\/div>\n
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While the system allows resellers to create other resellers (nested resellers), we do not<\/strong> support this configuration. We do not<\/strong> test cPanel & WHM in this configuration, and we strongly<\/strong> recommend that you do not configure your server to use it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

How to manage reseller accounts<\/h2>\n

To manage reseller accounts, use one of the following WHM interfaces:<\/p>\n

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  • The Resellers<\/em> section (WHM >> Home >> Resellers<\/em>) provides access to all of the reseller features.<\/li>\n
  • The Reseller Center<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> Resellers >> Reseller Center<\/em>) allows you to add or remove reseller privileges, and provides links to all of the other reseller features.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    What privileges exist for reseller accounts?<\/h2>\n

    The system grants a set of reseller accounts limited privileges by default. To add privileges to a reseller account, use the Edit Reseller Nameservers and Privileges<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> Resellers >> Edit Reseller Nameservers and Privileges<\/em>).<\/p>\n

    Privilege categories<\/h3>\n

    Resellers can access privileges from the following categories:<\/p>\n

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      Initial Privileges<\/em> \u2014 This list includes the privileges that the system assigns to newly-created reseller accounts.<\/p>\n

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      We added this category in cPanel & WHM version 70.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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      Standard Privileges<\/em> \u2014 This list includes basic reseller functions. For example, the reseller can add and remove accounts.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Package Privileges<\/em> \u2014 This list includes the reseller\u2019s ability to create and modify their own web hosting packages.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Global Privileges<\/em> \u2014 This list includes privileges for server administrators, such as access to view and restart system services.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Super Privileges<\/em> \u2014 This list includes settings such as account and quota modification.<\/p>\n

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      We do not<\/strong> recommend that you assign these privileges to your resellers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

      The following settings allow resellers to create accounts without packages and circumvent resource limits:<\/p>\n

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      • Account Modification<\/em><\/li>\n
      • Bandwidth Limiting Modification<\/em><\/li>\n
      • Quota Modification<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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        Root Access<\/em> \u2014 The All Features<\/em> setting allows the reseller to access a fully functional WHM interface.<\/p>\n

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        • Do not<\/strong> enable the All Features<\/em> setting under Root Access<\/em> for your resellers.<\/li>\n
        • The All Features<\/em> setting overrides a reseller\u2019s account creation limits. For example, if you set a reseller\u2019s account creation limit to two accounts, and then you enable the All Features<\/em> setting under Root Access<\/em>, WHM will not<\/strong> limit the reseller to two accounts. The reseller can create as many accounts as they wish.<\/li>\n
        • The All Features<\/em> setting allows the reseller to view all of the accounts on the server. This includes accounts that they do not own.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Default reseller privileges<\/h3>\n

          A reseller account has access to the following WHM features by default:<\/p>\n

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            Basic WebHost Manager Setup<\/em> \u2014 This feature contains some basic configuration settings for cPanel & WHM.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Legacy Configure Customer Contact<\/em> \u2014 This feature allows resellers to specify contact information that their customers can use to contact support, billing, or sales.<\/p>\n

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            We removed this interface in cPanel & WHM version 60.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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            Manage External Authentications<\/em> \u2014 This feature allows you to manage your server\u2019s OpenID Connect-compliant identity providers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Remote Access Key<\/em> \u2014 This feature allows a reseller to generate and copy a key to allow remote access to WHM functionality.<\/p>\n

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            • We deprecated WHM\u2019s Remote Access Key feature in cPanel & WHM version 64. We strongly<\/strong> recommend that you use API tokens instead.<\/li>\n
            • This interface will not<\/strong> appear on new installations of cPanel & WHM version 72.
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              List Subdomains<\/em> \u2014 This feature displays a list of the reseller\u2019s subdomains.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              Web Template Editor<\/em> \u2014 This feature allows a reseller to edit the default page that the system displays for a website that does not yet contain content.<\/p>\n

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              We strongly<\/strong> recommend that resellers include their contact information in the default page content.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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              Change WebHost Manager Theme<\/em> \u2014 This feature allows you to select the theme for WHM.<\/p>\n

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              We added this interface in cPanel & WHM version 64.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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              Mail Delivery Reports<\/em> \u2014 This feature allows a reseller to view users who have relayed mail.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              View Relayers<\/em> \u2014 This feature displays the total number of message delivery attempts that each domain on a reseller\u2019s server makes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              View Sent Summary<\/em> \u2014 This feature allows a reseller to change WHM themes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              Change Log<\/em> \u2014 This feature allows the reseller to track changes in our software.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              Customization<\/em> \u2014 This feature allows a reseller to customize the cPanel interface that their customers use.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              SSL Storage Manager<\/em> \u2014 This features allows system administrators to view detailed information about their SSL resources.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              cPanel Development Forum<\/em> \u2014 This link allows resellers to access the cPanel Developers section of the cPanel Forums.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              Developer Documentation<\/em> \u2014 This set of documents provides helpful information for resellers of third-party products that interact with cPanel & WHM.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              Manage API Tokens<\/em> \u2014 This feature allows you to create, list, update, and revoke API tokens.<\/p>\n

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              We added this interface in cPanel & WHM version 64.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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              Plugins<\/em> \u2014 This feature displays interfaces from your server\u2019s installed WHM plugins.<\/p>\n

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              This interface does not<\/strong> appear for all users.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Which packages can resellers view and assign?<\/h2>\n

              Packages allow resellers to assign limits and settings to cPanel accounts. For example, a reseller may want to assign disk quotas or monthly bandwidth restrictions. Hosting providers can create and modify packages for resellers or allow the reseller to do this for themselves.<\/p>\n

              Resellers can view and assign any package that contains their username. Additionally, hosting providers can enable the viewglobalpackages<\/code> Access Control List (ACL), which allows resellers to view and assign global packages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
              Type of package<\/th>\nExample<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\nReseller can view<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
              Root<\/td>\nroot_package<\/code><\/td>\nroot<\/code>, an underscore, and a package name.<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
              User<\/td>\nreseller_package<\/code><\/td>\nThe reseller\u2019s username, an underscore, and a package name.<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
              Global<\/td>\npackage<\/code><\/td>\nA package name that does not contain any underscores.<\/td>\nYes, if the hosting provider enables the viewglobalpackages<\/code> ACL for the reseller; otherwise, no.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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              • The root<\/code> user can view all packages.<\/li>\n
              • Resellers can only<\/strong> view packages that contain their<\/strong> specific username.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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