Tag: whmapi1

  • Check if Cpanel Server need reboot from command line

    To check if Cpanel/WHM server need reboot from command line, run

    whmapi1 system_needs_reboot

    Example

    On a server with latest kernal

    [root@ns522466 ~]# whmapi1 system_needs_reboot
--- 
data: 
  details: {}

  needs_reboot: 0
metadata: 
  command: system_needs_reboot
  reason: OK
  result: 1
  version: 1
[root@ns522466 ~]#

    On a server that need reboot

    [root@server22 ~]# whmapi1 system_needs_reboot
--- 
data: 
  details: 
    kernel: 
      boot_version: 3.10.0-962.3.2.lve1.5.42.el7.x86_64
      running_version: 3.10.0-962.3.2.lve1.5.39.el7.x86_64
    updates: 
      glibc: 2.17-323.el7_9
      linux-firmware: 20200421-80.git78c0348.el7_9
      openssl-libs: 1:1.0.2k-21.el7_9
  needs_reboot: 1
metadata: 
  command: system_needs_reboot
  reason: OK
  result: 1
  version: 1
[root@server22 ~]#

    See Getting WHM Access from SSH on Cpanel Server

  • Configure Cpanel Server service using whmapi1

    To disable monitoring of MySQL service, run

    whmapi1 configureservice service=mysql enabled=1 monitored=0

    This wil prevent MySQL service get auto started.

    To enable Monitoring for MySQL service, run

    whmapi1 configureservice service=mysql enabled=1 monitored=1

    If you want to disable a service, change enabled=1 to enabled=0

    See whmapi1

  • Getting WHM Access from SSH on Cpanel Server

    To get WHM access from SSH, run

    whmapi1 create_user_session user=root service=whostmgrd locale=en

    This is useful when you have SSH key access to server, but no root password.

    whmapi1

    Open the URL you get in terminal in a browser, you have WHM root access with out password.

    For Cpanel, use

    whmapi1 create_user_session user=CPANEL-USERNAME service=cpaneld locale=en

    Check if Cpanel Server need reboot from command line

    See Cpanel, Configure Cpanel Server service using whmapi1