{"id":212,"date":"2022-02-09T18:10:27","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T18:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=212"},"modified":"2022-02-16T10:20:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T10:20:00","slug":"changing-the-root-password-on-a-cpanel-whm-server","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/articles\/changing-the-root-password-on-a-cpanel-whm-server\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing the root password on a cPanel\/WHM server"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you have cPanel\/WHM installed to your server, you\u2019ll be able to change your root password via the interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Log in to cPanel\/WHM and search for &#8220;<strong>Change root password<\/strong>&#8221; via the search bar on the left of the page or open up &#8220;<strong>Server Configuration<\/strong>&#8221; to find the option.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cpanel-password-change-root-1024x419.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cpanel-password-change-root-1024x419.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cpanel-password-change-root-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cpanel-password-change-root-768x314.png 768w, https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cpanel-password-change-root-50x20.png 50w, https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cpanel-password-change-root.png 1381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>2. From this page, you will be presented the option to enter a new password for your root user. Just enter the new password in <strong>&#8220;New root Password&#8221;<\/strong>, retype in <strong>&#8220;Confirm Password&#8221;<\/strong> and press &#8220;<strong>Change Password<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cpanel-password-new-root-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cpanel-password-new-root-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cpanel-password-new-root-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cpanel-password-new-root-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cpanel-password-new-root-50x21.png 50w, https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cpanel-password-new-root.png 1381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once that\u2019s done, a notification will appear on the page to confirm the update was successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cpanel-password-success-root.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cpanel-password-success-root.png 818w, https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cpanel-password-success-root-300x65.png 300w, https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cpanel-password-success-root-768x167.png 768w, https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cpanel-password-success-root-50x11.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"get-in-touch\"><strong>Get in touch<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need advice on cPanel\/WHM, we\u2019re here to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Call us on 0333 247 0222: <\/strong>Monday &#8211; Friday, 9am \u2013 5.30pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"chat-to-us-on-livechat-monday-friday-9am-5-30pm\"><strong>Chat <strong>with<\/strong> us on LiveChat:<\/strong> Monday &#8211; Friday, 9am &#8211; 5.30pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"write-to-us-send-us-a-support-ticket-from-your-simply-portal-and-we-ll-get-back-to-you-as-soon-as-we-can-https-portal-simplyhosting-com-site-login\"><strong>Write to us:<\/strong> Send us a support ticket from your <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.simplyhosting.com\/site\/login\/\">Simply portal<\/a> and we\u2019ll get back to you as soon as we can. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t have an account with Simply Hosting yet, you can also send our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/info\/contact-us\">Sales team<\/a> an enquiry and we&#8217;ll get back to you between <strong>9am<\/strong> and <strong>5.30pm<\/strong>, <strong>Monday<\/strong> to <strong>Friday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have cPanel\/WHM installed to your server, you\u2019ll be able to change your root password via the interface. Log in to cPanel\/WHM and search for &#8220;Change root password&#8221; via the search bar on the left of the page or open up &#8220;Server Configuration&#8221; to find the option. 2. 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