{"id":15430,"date":"2022-01-14T18:58:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T13:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/?p=15430"},"modified":"2026-02-27T13:17:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T07:47:39","slug":"replace-hardened-kernel-cpanel-standard-kernel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/replace-hardened-kernel-cpanel-standard-kernel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Replace the Hardened Kernel of cPanel with a Standard Kernel?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While hosting on a cPanel server, you will get a ready kernel with the control panel. However, you can replace the hardened cPanel-provided kernel with any standard third-party kernel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Warning<\/strong>: cPanel now deprecates the hardened kernel from cPanel & WHM version 68. They no longer provide updates for this kernel. It is why we strongly recommend that you enable symlink protection options once you remove the hardened kernel.<\/p>

If you have no idea how, please read this article: How to Enable Symlink Protection in WHM?<\/a><\/p>

We also suggest you plan downtime for this process as it needs a server reboot.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

To Replace the Hardened Kernel of cPanel with a Standard Kernel<\/h2>\n

We start by removing the cPanel-provided hardened kernel followed by the kernel installation.<\/p>\n

1. Log in to your server with SSH<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

2. Run this command:<\/p>\n

rm \/etc\/yum.repos.d\/cPkernel.repo<\/pre>\n\n\n
The system will remove the cPkernel<\/strong> or cPanel kernel from the server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Enter and run this command immediately:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
yum list --showduplicates kernel<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
A list of available kernels will appear that you can install on the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. To install a kernel, please run the command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
yum install KERNELNAME <\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Do not forget to replace the KERNELNAME<\/strong> with the kernel version you want to install. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We recommend you run: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
yum install kernel-2.6.32 <\/pre>\n\n\n\n
This command will install the latest kernel version currently available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Reboot your server once the installation is complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you don’t know how to reboot your server, please give these articles a read:
How to Reboot a VPS\/Dedicated Server via WHM?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to Reboot a Linux Server via SSH?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While hosting on a cPanel server, you will get a ready kernel with the control panel. However, you can replace the hardened cPanel-provided kernel with any standard third-party kernel. Warning: cPanel now deprecates the hardened kernel from cPanel & WHM version 68. They no longer provide updates for this kernel. 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