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title: "How to give (or remove) shell access to cPanel accounts"
description: "When creating and managing cPanel accounts within WHM, you can decide whether to allow them shell access or not. How to allow shell access when creating a cPanel account When creating a new cPanel..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/cpanel/managing-shell-access/
date: 2011-12-01
modified: 2021-09-24
author: "Brad Markle"
categories: ["cPanel"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to give (or remove) shell access to cPanel accounts

When creating and managing cPanel accounts within WHM, you can decide whether to allow them shell access or not.

## How to allow shell access when creating a cPanel account

![allow-shell-access-during-initial-account-creating](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/whm-edu_manage-shell-access_allow-shell-access-during-initial-account-creating.gif)

1. When [creating a new cPanel account](/support/edu/cpanel/how-to-create-a-cpanel-account/), select the option, “Select Options Manually”
2. After doing this, you will see the option to allow or prevent “Shell Access”

## How to allow shell access for a previously created cPanel account

![enable-shell-access-through-modify-an-account](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/whm-edu_manage-shell-access_enable-shell-access-through-modify-an-account.gif)

1. [Log into WHM](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/whm/log-into-whm/)
2. Click “**Modify an Account**” under *Account Functions*
3. Select the account in question and click “**Modify**“
4. Select (or deselect) “**Shell Access**” under *Account Privileges* to grant (or remove) shell access.
5. Click “**Save**“