{"id":949,"date":"2013-06-01T12:15:17","date_gmt":"2013-06-01T12:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.milesweb.com\/hosting-faqs\/?p=949"},"modified":"2022-02-09T17:03:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T11:33:17","slug":"how-to-change-root-password-from-whm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-change-root-password-from-whm\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change root password from WHM?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Watch this video for a step by step process on how to change your server&#8217;s root password <\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K_otn9YfvNQ\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>What if you wish to change your server&#8217;s root password ? You can change it from WHM OR by accessing the server via SSH.<\/p>\n<p>Login to your server&#8217;s WHM &amp; access option <strong>Server Configuration \u00bb Change Root Password<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/change-root-password-from-WHM.jpg\" alt=\"change root password from WHM\" width=\"565\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/change-root-password-from-WHM.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/change-root-password-from-WHM-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click on Password Generator &amp; generate a strong alpha numeric password using the options. Make sure you copy the new password. Tick the option which says, I have copied the password &amp; Click on use password.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-951\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/password-generator.jpg\" alt=\"password generator\" width=\"380\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/password-generator.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/password-generator-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/password-generator-297x300.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is always recommended to change the passwords twice every month. Contact our <a title=\"Milesweb Support Team\" href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/contact.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">support team<\/a> if you wish us to change OR reset account\/server passwords.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting\/vps-hosting\/\">best VPS Hosting<\/a>? 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