{"id":1083,"date":"2012-01-11T21:26:44","date_gmt":"2012-01-11T21:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/01\/11\/limit-privileges-in-whm\/"},"modified":"2021-11-19T02:07:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T07:07:34","slug":"limit-privileges-in-whm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/whm\/limit-privileges-in-whm\/","title":{"rendered":"How to limit the privileges a reseller has within WHM"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are quite a few different privileges you can allow a reseller to have. For example, you can limit the number of accounts they can create, allow\/prevent them from restarting services on the server (such as apache), and more.<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/b> This guide requires root access<\/a>. Root access is included (at no extra charge) with our Dedicated Server<\/a>, VPS<\/a>, and Reseller VPS<\/a> Hosting plans.\n<\/div>\n

Modify Reseller Privileges<\/h2>\n
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  1. Log into your WHM<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Click \u201cEdit reseller privileges & nameservers\u201d in the left menu, which is under the \u201cResellers\u201d heading.<\/li>\n
  3. Select the reseller you\u2019d like to manage from the list and click \u201cSubmit\u201d<\/li>\n
  4. You\u2019re now at the \u201cEdit reseller privileges & nameservers\u201d page in WHM. From here you can make the desired changed and click \u201cSave All Settings\u201d at the bottom of the page.
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    p class=\u201dalert\u201d>Please be aware that caution should be made when modifying reseller privileges. Giving too many privileges to a reseller can allow them to gain more access than you originally intended. For more details, we suggest reading the official WHM Documentation on this subject, which can be found here: Understanding Reseller Accounts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    There are quite a few different privileges you can allow a reseller to have. For example, you can limit the number of accounts they can create, allow\/prevent them from restarting services on the server (such as apache), and more. NOTE: This guide requires root access. 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