{"id":18016,"date":"2024-12-02T07:50:54","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T07:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=18016"},"modified":"2024-12-02T07:50:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T07:50:55","password":"","slug":"how-to-enable-shell-access-for-a-cpanerl-accout","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-enable-shell-access-for-a-cpanerl-accout\/","title":{"rendered":"How to enable Shell Access for a Cpanerl Accout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Granting shell access to a cPanel account allows the user to connect to the server via SSH. Here&#8217;s a step-by-step guide to enable shell access for a specific cPanel account through WHM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to WHM either with the root account. Normally you will use one of the URLs below;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>http:&#47;&#47;your_server_ip:2087\n\nhttps:\/\/your_server_hostname:2087<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized is-style-zoooom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-703.png\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is image-703.png\" style=\"width:1203px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Search for Manage Shell Access<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the WHM dashboard, search for\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Manage Shell Access&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0in the search bar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alternatively, navigate to:<br><strong>Home > Account Functions > Manage Shell Access.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"925\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-9.png 925w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-9-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-9-768x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 925px) 100vw, 925px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Locate the cPanel Account<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the\u00a0<strong>Manage Shell Access<\/strong>\u00a0section, you will see a list of cPanel accounts associated with your server.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locate the account for which you want to enable shell access.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-10.png 663w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-10-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Enable Shell Access<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select one of the following options based on your preference:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Normal Shell<\/strong>: Grants standard shell access with limited privileges.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jailed Shell<\/strong>: Provides restricted access, isolating the user from other parts of the server for enhanced security. This is the recommended option for most users.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will see a  message asking you to either [<strong>Set\u00a0this\u00a0account\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0no\u00a0package]<\/strong> or [<strong>Keep\u00a0this\u00a0account\u00a0on\u00a0its\u00a0package\u00a0(Not\u00a0recommended)]<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-12-1024x392.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-12-1024x392.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-12-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-12-768x294.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-12.png 1048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Keep\u00a0this\u00a0account\u00a0on\u00a0its\u00a0package\u00a0(Not\u00a0recommended)]<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Shell Access will be enabled for the account and a terminal will be provided on cPanel. If you had already logged in to cpanel before the above is done, refresh the page for it to load the terminal, then search or it from he search box<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also SSH to the account using your cpanel username and the cpanel password, as shown bellow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><strong>ssh -p 1026 mycpanelUser@myServerIP<\/strong><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Replace <strong>1026<\/strong> with your SSH port, <strong>mycpanelUser<\/strong> with your cpanel username and <strong>myServerIP<\/strong> with your server IP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cheers! That will be all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Granting shell access to a cPanel account allows the user to connect to the server via SSH. Here&#8217;s a step-by-step guide to enable shell access for a specific cPanel account through WHM. 2. Search for Manage Shell Access 3. Locate the cPanel Account 4. 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