---
title: "How to Reset cPanel Passwords in Reseller WHM"
description: "Part of being a reseller hosting provider is helping your customers when they have issues and need help. In this article, we will show you how to reset a cPanel password using WHM. These steps will..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/cpanel/reset-cpanels-password-reseller/
date: 2016-05-04
modified: 2023-06-07
author: "Christopher Maiorana"
categories: ["cPanel", "Security", "WebHost Manager (WHM)"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to Reset cPanel Passwords in Reseller WHM

Part of being a reseller hosting provider is helping your customers when they have issues and need help. In this article, we will show you how to reset a cPanel password using WHM. These steps will work for the [VPS reseller program](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/vps-hosting/vps-hosting-reseller) as well as the shared option.

![How to Reset cPanel Passwords and Terminate Accounts](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/kD4jB8W6VP0/maxresdefault.webp)

*Don’t have time to read our full article? Watch our walk-through video.*

## How to Reset a cPanel Password in WHM

If your customers should lose their password you may need to reset it for them. Here is a quick way to log into WHM to reset a cPanel password. Your customers should not have access to WHM.

1. [![List Accounts under Account Information](/support/images/stories/reseller/resetting_user_passwords/1.png)](/support/images/stories/reseller/resetting_user_passwords/1.png)[Log into WHM](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/whm/log-into-whm/)  
2. [![Click + sign](/support/images/stories/reseller/resetting_user_passwords/2.png)](/support/images/stories/reseller/resetting_user_passwords/2.png)Under *Account Information* choose [**List Accounts**](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/cpanel/access-cpanel-via-whm/)  
3. [![Change Password screen](/support/images/stories/reseller/resetting_user_passwords/3.png)](/support/images/stories/reseller/resetting_user_passwords/3.png)Click the + sign next to account you are managing and the dropdown will appear  
4. Under the domain name you will see *Change Password:*
5. Fill in your customer’s preferred password
6. Click **Change**

At this point, you should see the confirmation screen. This means you have successfully updated the cPanel password.

If you’re looking for information that you can share with your customers on resetting the cPanel through the Account Management Panel (AMP) or cPanel itself, check out our tutorial:  [How to Change Your cPanel Password](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/cpanel/change-cpanel-password/).

You can now update passwords for all of the cPanel accounts you manage. Remember, any users with WHM access can perform this function. So you must be cautious. Only grant access to administrators you trust.