Creating a WHM Reseller without an Associated Domain

1. It is possible for you to create administrative user accounts in WHM, which don’t correspond to a cPanel account. Such accounts let a user access WHM without root access and carry out certain tasks, which are as follows: •Reset passwords •Configure mailboxes •Manage DNS entries •Review bandwidth reports •Suspend as well as unsuspend accounts Despite providing information here about how to create a WHM reseller account without an associated domain, it is strongly recommended that you do not use this method for creating administrative user accounts. That is because this method can create problems in your server configuration. Steps Involved in Creating a WHM Reseller Account without an Associated Domain You need to carry out the below-mentioned steps in order to create a WHM reseller account without an associated domain. In the steps that are being mentioned here, the desired account username is represented by the term “username”. 1.SSH in to the server. This needs to be done as the root user. 2.A new user needs to be created with the following command: adduser username 3.Set the password for the new user with the aid of the following command: Passwd username

2. 4.Use the below-mentioned command to set the permissions for the home directory of the new user. chmod -v 711 /home/username 5.An entry needs to be created in the /var/cpanel/resellers file for username. This is done through the following command: echo "username:all" >> /var/cpanel/resellers You need to be warned here that this command provides root-level permissions to the user. Hence, you need to ensure that you follow step number 10, and select the desired permissions for the user. 6.A user file has to be created in the /var/cpanel/users directory. This is attained through the following command: cp /var/cpanel/users/system /var/cpanel/users/username 7.The /var/cpanel/users/username file needs to be opened with a text editor. Subsequently, the following line needs to be removed. DNS= 8.Log in to WHM. This has to be done as the root user. Navigate to the Edit Resellers Nameservers and Privileges interface of WHM. WHM >> Home >> Resellers >> Edit Reseller Nameservers and Privileges 9.Select username from the menu. Click Submit. 10.Select those checkboxes, which correspond to the desired user permissions. After that click Save, in order to save the changes. How to Remove a WHM Reseller Account without an Associated Domain? You must perform the below-mentioned steps to ensure the removal of a WHM reseller account without an associated domain. In these steps, the term “username” represents the username of the account. 1.SSH in to the server. This has to be done as the root user. 2.The /var/cpanel/users/resellers file needs to be opened. Subsequently, the username needs to be removed from the file. 3.The /var/cpanel/users/username file needs to be removed. 4.The user file username in the /var/cpanel/users/ directory should be removed. You need to run the following command for this purpose: rm /var/cpanel/users/username 5.The /var/cpanel/resellers fileshould be opened. The username user entry should be removed from the file. 6.Now remove the user from the system. The below-mentioned command should be used for this purpose. userdel username Now the process is complete. Before concluding, let us mention briefly that in the context of reseller accounts, reseller hostingplans are provided by HTS Hosting. Reseller hosting, which is one of the types of web hosting, is made available by HTS Hosting through its various highly affordable reseller

3. hosting plans that consistently provide high uptime, fast page loading, powerful security, and many other features. The high quality of web hostingservice provided by HTS Hosting at low prices, especially with regard to reseller hosting,has ensured that it is globally renowned as the “Best Reseller Hosting Company”, and is the most preferred choice for reseller hosting service. Source: https://www.htshosting.org/knowledge-base/domain-hosting/176/creating-a-whm- reseller-without-an-associated-domain