{"id":193,"date":"2021-07-23T12:19:06","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-whm-reseller-without-an-associated-domain\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T12:19:06","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:19:06","slug":"how-to-create-a-whm-reseller-without-an-associated-domain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-whm-reseller-without-an-associated-domain\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a WHM Reseller Without an Associated Domain"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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Valid for versions 82 through the latest version<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Version:<\/h4>\n

82<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
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Overview<\/h2>\n

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:<\/p>\n

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    Review bandwidth reports.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Reset passwords.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Configure mailboxes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Suspend and unsuspend accounts.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Manage DNS entries.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Warning:<\/div>\n
    \n We strongly recommend that you do not<\/strong> use this method to create administrative user accounts. This method can cause problems with your server configuration.\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Create a WHM reseller account without an associated domain<\/h2>\n

    To create a WHM reseller account without an associated domain, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n

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    Note:<\/div>\n
    \n In the steps below, username<\/code> represents the desired account username.\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      Connect to the server via SSH as the root<\/code> user.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Create a new user with the following command:\n<\/p>\n

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      adduser username <\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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      Set the new user\u2019s password with the following command:\n<\/p>\n
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      passwd username<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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      Set the permissions for the new user\u2019s home directory with the following command:\n<\/p>\n
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      chmod -v 711<\/span> \/home\/username<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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      Create an entry in the \/var\/cpanel\/resellers<\/code> file for username<\/code> with the following command:\n<\/p>\n
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      echo \"username:\"<\/span> >> \/var\/cpanel\/resellers<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
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      Important:<\/div>\n
      \n        Make certain<\/strong> that you follow step 9 and select the desired permissions for this user.\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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      If the \/var\/cpanel\/users\/username<\/code> file exists, open that file with a text editor and remove the following line:\n<\/p>\n
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      DNS=<\/span><\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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      Log in to WHM as the root<\/code> user and navigate to WHM\u2019s Edit Reseller Nameservers and Privileges<\/em> interface (WHM<\/em> >> Home<\/em> >> Resellers<\/em> >> Edit Reseller Nameservers and Privileges<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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      Select username<\/em> from the menu and click Submit<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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      Select the checkboxes that correspond to the desired user permissions. Click Save<\/em> to save these changes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      Remove a WHM reseller account without an associated domain<\/h2>\n
      To remove a WHM reseller account without an associated domain, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n
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      Note:<\/div>\n
      \n        In the steps below, username<\/code> represents the account\u2019s username.\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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        Connect to the server via SSH as the root<\/code> user.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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        Open the \/var\/cpanel\/users\/resellers<\/code> file and remove username<\/code> from the file.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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        Remove the \/var\/cpanel\/users\/username<\/code> file.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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        Remove the user file username<\/code> in the \/var\/cpanel\/users\/<\/code> directory. To do this, run the following command:\n<\/p>\n
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        rm \/var\/cpanel\/users\/username<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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        Open the \/var\/cpanel\/resellers<\/code> file and remove the username<\/code> user entry from the file.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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        Remove the user from the system with the following command:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        userdel username<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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