To alter the password of a cPanel hosting account directly within your WHM control panel, follow these steps:

  1. Access your WHM space.

  2. In the left menu, locate and click on “Password Modification” or a similar option, depending on your web browser’s language.

  3. Once on the page, select the account requiring the password change and navigate to the change password form. Fill in the new password and click “Change Password” to complete the process.

To change the cPanel password via WHM:

  1. Log in to WHM and type “list accounts” in the search bar.

  2. Click on “List Accounts” to proceed.

  3. A list of cPanel accounts will appear. Click the “+” button next to the account you wish to edit.

  4. Select the account management options, enter the new password in the “Change Password” field, and click “Change” to save.

To change the cPanel control panel password through the customer area:

  1. Access your customer area.

  2. Click on “Products & Services > My Products/Services.”

  3. Click the “Active” button of the desired pack.

  4. In the “Actions” menu, choose “Change password.”

  5. Enter your new password in the provided fields and click “Save changes.”

To change the cPanel password using cPanel:

  1. Open your cPanel account.

  2. Click on the name of your account at the top right, then select “Password and security.”

  3. Enter your current password, new password, and confirm the new password. Click “Change your password immediately.”

For changing user passwords via the command-line:

To reset a cPanel password via command line:



bash


[root@the ~]$ passwd cpuser

Resetting WHM password via command line: 



bash


/scripts/chpass yourusername yournewpassword

Sync FTP passwords after changing cPanel password:



bash


/scripts/ftpupdate

Note: It is advised to change passwords via cPanel/WHM interface to ensure synchronization with associated FTP and SSH accounts. Use command-line methods with caution and follow the recommended procedures.