{"id":712,"date":"2012-08-06T04:20:41","date_gmt":"2012-08-06T10:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.supportpro.com\/?p=712"},"modified":"2026-03-27T00:49:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T06:49:44","slug":"script-to-change-the-passwords-of-all-cpanel-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supportpro.com\/blog\/script-to-change-the-passwords-of-all-cpanel-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change All cPanel Account Passwords Using a Script"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In certain situations such as security incidents, compromised accounts, or routine security maintenance, administrators may need to reset passwords for all cPanel accounts<\/strong> on a server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following script helps automate the process by generating strong passwords and updating them for every cPanel and FTP account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Create the Password Change Script<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Create a script file named changepass.sh<\/code><\/strong> using your preferred editor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

vi changepass.sh<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Add the following content:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
#! \/bin\/bash
ls -1 \/var\/cpanel\/users | while read user; do
pass=`<\/dev\/urandom tr -dc \"A-Za-z0-9*-\/+.*=_\\|\\\\#\" | head -c16`
echo \"$user $pass\" >> new-pass.txt
\/scripts\/realchpass $user $pass
\/scripts\/ftpupdate
done<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
This script:<\/p>\n\n\n\n