The Manage External Authentications interface in WHM allows you to manage the OpenID Connect-compliant identity providers that your server’s users can use to log in to cPanel, WHM, or Webmail. Today let see the common external authentication techniques available with cPanel and how to enable/disable these features : 1] External Authentication Via cPanelID -> Steps for enabling and disabling WHM authentication via cPanelID as follows. Configuring The External Authentication Via cPanelID -> Log into WHM as root -> Navigate to Security Center >> Manage External Authentications
Nowadays, brute force attacks on servers/websites are frequent. A brute force attack is generally a password-guessing technique. It is a type of attack that tries every possible combination of characters or data in order to find the decrypted message. Brute force guarantees finding the key – it tries every possible combination and does not rely on any potentially incomplete dictionaries or lists of possible keys. cPHulk Brute Force Protection is an inbuilt protection used in WHM to prevent brute force attacks. cPHulk Brute Force Protection will detect and block continuous failed login attempts from IP addresses. cPHulk is a brute force protection system developed by the cPanel team and is exclusive to cPanel / WHM control panels. It has been integrated …
Pyxsoft antimalware Plugin for cPanel/WHM protects your server from attacker scripts such as c99shell, r57shell, ANIShell, and hundreds more. It is a real-time Anti Malware for cPanel/WHM. Attackers can take control of your servers or can damage your customer’s data by uploading one of these scripts. Pyxsoft antimalware plugin works to protects your server in two ways: Protecting from the six server’s entrance SQL Injection Legitimate Access (SSH, cPanel etc) Web Forms FTP Brute Force Attacks Installed Trojans or shells (more…)
By default Postfix run on port 25 and 587(TLS). However some ISPs block port 25. In that case you can configure the postfix mail server to listen on additional ports too, for example port 26 or some random 5125. This configuration is done in the master.cf configuration file. Edit it in your editor of choice. This file is in the following format: # ========================================================================== # service type private unpriv chroot wakeup maxproc command + args # (yes) (yes) (yes) (never) (100) # ==========================================================================
Managing databases through a lightweight and simple interface can save administrators a lot of time. Adminer is a popular PHP-based database management tool that offers an efficient alternative to phpMyAdmin. It supports multiple database systems and provides a clean interface for managing databases, tables, users, and SQL queries. In this guide, we’ll explain what Adminer is, its key features, prerequisites, and how to install and access Adminer on a Linux server. What is Adminer? Adminer is an open-source database management tool written in PHP. It allows administrators and developers to manage databases directly from a web browser. Unlike traditional database tools that focus mainly on MySQL, Adminer supports several database engines, including: Because it is lightweight and easy to deploy, …
If you are getting the below error while updating the Plesk versions or installing the microupdates , have a try with the mentioned solution : —- ERROR: Unable to download the MD5 sum for the new Parallels Installer binary. Not all packages were installed. Please, contact product technical support. —- Solution : —– Remove cache from /var/cache/parallels_installer/ and start auto-installer again. —– If you require help, contact SupportPRO Server Admin
If you are getting following error while directory listing, follow the solution provided below : ———- ftp> ls 227 Entering Passive Mode (108,61,169,245,167,161). ftp: connect: No route to host ———- Solution : 1. Edit /etc/sysconfig/iptables-config and add this line: IPTABLES_MODULES=”ip_conntrack_ftp” 2. Save it and restart iptables. That’s because passive mode use non standard ports to communicate, so you need to keep track of the ftp connections and iptables will allow them when necessary. Another solution is specify the passive ports that will be used on FTP server configuration, then open those specific ports on firewall. If you require help, contact SupportPRO Server Admin
CentOS has introduced a free Web Hosting control panel (CWP: Centos Web Panel) which is designed for easy management of servers including both Dedicated & VPS without the help of ssh console. During the installation procedure, CWP installs full LAMP stack (Apache, PHP, phpMyAdmin, webmail, mail server etc.) on your server. List of softwares installed and configured during CWP installation are as below: =========== Apache Web Server PHP 5.4 MySQL + phpMyAdmin Postfix + Dovecot + roundcube webmail CSF Firewall Backups; AutoFixer for server configuration Varnish Cache server suPHP & suExec Mod Security + OWASP rules Monitor services eg. top, apache stats, mysql etc. =========== In this article, let’s have a check with the server requirements and features of CWP in Linux …
Issue Description While trying to access an OpenVZ container using the following command: you may encounter this error: Here, 10524 refers to the container ID. Step 1: Check Node Memory Availability First, verify whether the host node is running out of memory: If the system shows sufficient free memory, the issue is likely not at the node level. Step 2: Check Resource Limits (privvmpages) If memory is not the issue, the problem is usually related to OpenVZ memory limits, especially privvmpages. Check current resource usage: This file contains resource usage and limits for all containers. Step 3: Identify the Problem Container Locate the entry for container 10524 and check the privvmpages values: Then the container has hit its memory limit. …
When you need to distribute website traffic across multiple servers without investing in a hardware or cloud load balancer, Round Robin DNS offers a simple and cost-effective solution. It is one of the oldest and most commonly used DNS load balancing techniques, especially for websites hosted on multiple servers with identical configurations. In this guide, we’ll explain how Round Robin DNS works, how to configure it in BIND, and the impact of TTL and DNS caching on load balancing performance. What Is Round Robin DNS? Round Robin DNS is a load balancing mechanism in which a DNS server rotates multiple IP addresses for a single domain name. Instead of returning the same IP address every time, the DNS server cycles …