WHM: unable to login as root
If you have a problem logging into WHM as root, and get the following message:
The login is invalid
This could be because brute force protection is enabled and you are being blocked by the server.
You can disable it as root from the command line as follows:
- Get the process id’s of any cphilkd processes:
ps aux | grep -i "cphulkd – process"
- Kill any running processes:
kill XXXX
- Disable existing blocks:
/usr/local/cpanel/bin/cphulk_pam_ctl –disable
You should now be able to login.
To change the whm root password:
/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/realchpass root NEW_PASSWORD