{"id":1018,"date":"2012-01-11T21:04:05","date_gmt":"2012-01-11T21:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/01\/11\/how-to-grant-reseller-access\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T13:38:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T17:38:37","slug":"how-to-grant-reseller-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/whm\/how-to-grant-reseller-access\/","title":{"rendered":"How to give an account reseller access within WHM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>cPanel accounts can be given <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/reseller-hosting\">reseller hosting<\/a> access either during the initial cPanel account setup or after the account has already been created by using the \u201cModify an account\u201d feature within WHM.<\/p>\n<h2>How to give reseller access during initial account setup<\/h2>\n<p>When <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/how-to-create-a-cpanel-account\/\">creating a cPanel account<\/a> in WHM, ensure the \u201cMake the account a Reseller\u201d option is selected to give the new account reseller privileges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/whm-edu_resellers_add-reseller-access-when-creating-a-cpanel-account.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"888\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/whm-edu_resellers_add-reseller-access-when-creating-a-cpanel-account.gif\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"add-reseller-access-when-creating-a-cpanel-account\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<h2>How to grant reseller access to cPanel accounts that already exist<\/h2>\n<p>To modify an existing cPanel account to grant reseller privileges, use the <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/modify-an-account\/\">modify an account feature in WHM<\/a> to modify the account and ensure \u201cYes\u201d is selected for \u201cReseller Privileges\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/whm-edu_resellers_granting-reseller-access-by-modifying-an-account-in-whm.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"std_ss size-full wp-image-6656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/whm-edu_resellers_granting-reseller-access-by-modifying-an-account-in-whm.gif\" alt=\"granting-reseller-access-by-modifying-an-account-in-whm\" width=\"884\" height=\"518\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>cPanel accounts can be given reseller hosting access either during the initial cPanel account setup or after the account has already been created by using the \u201cModify an account\u201d feature within WHM. 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