How to enable cPanel password reset in WHM?

• 05 January 2022
• in: WHM

The WHM control panel permits individual users to reset their cPanel password without logged into their cPanel. Once your customer (cPanel account user) forgets the cPanel password, this feature is additional helpful and there will be no need to contact you for a password reset.

For the safety reasons, we keep this Tweak Setting disabled by default. If you would like to facilitate your cPanel users with a cPanel password reset link, you’ll be able to alter associate possibility known as Reset password For cPanel Accounts from WHM as follows.

Note that, by sanctioning this feature you’re permitting anyone to request a cPanel password reset. This can be just about a security issue and that we suggest you to disable it.

1. Login to your WHM panel.
2. Search for Tweak Settings, in the left side menu pane and click on it.
3. On the next screen, in Find box type Reset Password for cPanel accounts.
4. On the next screen, an option Reset Password for cPanel accounts can be seen. It will be set to Off, by default. You have turn it On and Save the settings.
5. After that browse the cPanel URL https://Server-IP-Address:2083, you will see at bottom of the login box Reset Password option appearing.

To reset the cPanel password, you simply need to specify the cPanel username and click on Reset password button, and WHM can send the new password to contact email address of that cPanel account.