{"id":15424,"date":"2022-01-14T18:20:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T12:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/?p=15424"},"modified":"2026-02-27T13:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T07:48:12","slug":"enable-symlink-protection-whm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/enable-symlink-protection-whm\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable Symlink Protection in WHM?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Symlink Protection software automatically reduces the vulnerabilities of a Linux kernel. WHM users can enable  Symlink Protection for their server via the panel&#8217;s interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Enable Symlink Protection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Log in to your WHM <em>root<\/em> account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Select the <strong>Service Configuration <\/strong>option from the navigation menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whm_service_configuration.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whm_service_configuration-1024x464.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12022\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Click on <strong>Apache Configuration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/whm_apache_configuration.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/whm_apache_configuration-1024x203.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12671\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The list of configuration options for Apache will open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Click on <strong>Global Configuration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/whm_apache_global_configuration.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/whm_apache_global_configuration-1024x456.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12871\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The  <strong>Global Configuration<\/strong> interface will appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Scroll down to the <strong>Symlink Protection<\/strong> option and click the radio button for <strong>On<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Click <strong>Save<\/strong> to confirm the configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/whm-symlink-protection.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/whm-symlink-protection.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14847\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The system will process the configurations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. Click the <strong>Rebuild Configuration and Restart Apache<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/whm-symlink-rebuild-configuration-restart-apache.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/whm-symlink-rebuild-configuration-restart-apache.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14848\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>WHM will apply the changes and enable the Symlink Protection for the server.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Symlink Protection software automatically reduces the vulnerabilities of a Linux kernel. WHM users can enable Symlink Protection for their server via the panel&#8217;s interface. To Enable Symlink Protection 1. Log in to your WHM root account. 2. Select the Service Configuration option from the navigation menu. 3. 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