{"id":30066,"date":"2021-01-18T03:02:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T19:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.mwwsb.com.my\/pjci\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=30066"},"modified":"2022-09-08T21:31:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T13:31:08","slug":"how-to-change-the-root-password-via-whm","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/kb\/how-to-change-the-root-password-via-whm","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO: Change the root password via WHM"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30066\" class=\"elementor elementor-30066\" data-elementor-post-type=\"kb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-801e95d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"801e95d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c352f0f\" data-id=\"c352f0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d978824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d978824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Change the root password via WHM<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac94a16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac94a16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To change the root password for your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/vps-hosting-malaysia\">VPS<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/asia-dedicated-server\/malaysia\">Dedicated server<\/a> via WHM:\u00a0<\/p><p>1. Firstly, log into WHM.<\/p><p>2. Then, go to <strong>Server Configuration &gt; Change Root Password<\/strong> menu.<\/p><p>3. Next, enter the new password in <strong>New root Password<\/strong> and <strong>Confirm Password<\/strong> fields (you may use built-in Password Generator option to create a strong password).<\/p><p>4. Lastly, click the <strong>Change Password<\/strong> button.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-443e816 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"443e816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/change-root-password-via-WHM.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c5ece elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27c5ece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>NOTE 1<\/strong>: We recommend choosing a strong password and updating it regularly. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 uppercase character, 1 lowercase character, 1 number and symbol.<\/p><p><strong>NOTE 2<\/strong>: Changing password via WHM doesn\u2019t require server reboot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-141847f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"141847f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you can\u2019t access your WHM, do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com.my\/contact\">contact us<\/a> and we will change the password for you (the server will need to be rebooted). Check out the next guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/kb\/how-to-change-php-memory-limit\/\">HOW TO: Change PHP Memory limit<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Change the root password via WHM To change the root password for your VPS or Dedicated server via WHM: 1. Firstly, log into WHM. 2. Then, go to Server Configuration &gt; Change Root Password menu. 3. 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