- First add the user, run:
sudo adduser <UserNameHere>
- Add the user to sudo group by typing the command in terminal for Ubuntu version 12.04 and above:
sudo adduser <UserNameHere> sudo
- In an older version of Ubuntu (version 12.04 and older), run:
sudo adduser <UserNameHere> admin
- Verify it:
id <UserNameHere>
How to install Cpanel/WHM on AlmaLinux 8 Server
Steps by setup CPanel on AlmaLinux 8
1: Run system update
yum update yum upgrade
2. Install Perl and Curl
yum install perl curl
3. Download the WHM cPanel installation script
cd /home && curl -o latest -L https://securedownloads.cpanel.net/latest
4. Run the Cpanel installation script
sh latest
Note: If you get a hostname error then you can set that by using the command-
hostname you-host.name.com
5. Log in to WHM with root user and password and accept the Terms and conditions…
https://Server_IP:2087
https://you-host.name.com:2087
7. WHM Dashboard
Now create a cPanel account on it to start hosting a website.
Some configuration paths for cPanel and WHM files
CPanel directories
/usr/local/cpanel
Third-party tools
/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/
Directories of addons or cPanel add-ons
/usr/local/cpanel/addons/
Basic files like PHPMyAdmin, themes
/usr/local/cpanel/base/
CPanel binaries
/usr/local/cpanel/bin/
CGI files
/usr/local/cpanel/cgi-sys/
Access to cPanel & Error event files
/usr/local/cpanel/logs/
WHM files
/usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/
Apache configuration
/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Configuration of the Exim mail server
/etc/exim.conf
Named configuration files
/etc/named.conf
Configuration files ProFTP and Pureftpd
/etc/proftpd.conf and /etc/pure-ftpd.conf
CPanel user files
/var/cpanel/users/username
CPanel configuration files (tweak settings)
/var/cpanel/cpanel.config
Network configuration files
/etc/sysconfig/network
Addons and subdomain information
/etc/userdomains
CPanel update files
/etc/cpupdate.conf
Clamav configuration files
/etc/clamav.conf
MySQL configuration files
/etc/my.cnf
PHP.ini configuration files
/usr/local/lib/php.ini
Changing the partition layout of your VPS and VDS after installation | Linux
- How to easily change your partition layout on your VPS or VDS.
Backup of all important data before proceeding! Changes to the partition table always bear the risk of complete data loss.
- Boot your VPS / VDS into the rescue-system
- Now connect through VNC (How to use VNC to connect to your VPS and VDS)
- Login as “root”
- To perform changes on the partition easily use gparted
- To start the GUI type “startxfce4” within VNC console and wait a few seconds until the graphical interface appears
- On the upper left side you will see “Applications”, open it and select “Run Program”
- Type “gparted” within the application finder and the app should start immediately
- Now you can resize and create new partition with unallocated space.