{"id":336,"date":"2011-12-09T20:20:05","date_gmt":"2011-12-09T20:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2011\/12\/09\/changing-your-root-password-in-whm\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T09:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:30:53","slug":"changing-your-root-password-in-whm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/security\/changing-your-root-password-in-whm\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change your root Password in WHM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"imh-youtube-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RlakSo2XbMk\" title=\"How to Change Your Root Password in WHM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"VideoObject\",\"name\":\"How to Change Your Root Password in WHM\",\"description\":\"Learn how to Change your root password in WHM, in this walk-through video.\",\"uploadDate\":\"2015-10-30\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/RlakSo2XbMk\/hqdefault.jpg\"}<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s best practice to rotate all your passwords on a regular basis. It\u2019s important to maintain security for your root password due to the access root provides to your server. Having root access on a Linux server is similar to having administrator access on a Windows computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You must have <a href=\"\/support\/amp\/obtain-root-access\/\">root access<\/a> to your server to update the root password.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Changing your Root Password in WHM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/whm\/log-into-whm\/\">Log into WHM<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select Server Configuration from the main menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select \u201c<strong>Change Root Password<\/strong>.\u201d<br><br><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/change-root-pw-1024x550.jpg\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"change root password in WHM\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/change-root-pw-1024x550.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/change-root-pw-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/change-root-pw-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/change-root-pw.jpg 1137w\"><\/figure><br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0Enter your new root password (twice) and select \u201c<strong>Change Password<\/strong>.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-danger\">It\u2019s important that you notify InMotion Hosting of your new root password since it is in the agreement you accepted when you requested root access to the server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need further assistance please feel free to <a href=\"\/support\/amp\/how-to-get-great-technical-support\/\">contact our support department<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s best practice to rotate all your passwords on a regular basis. It&#8217;s important to maintain security for your root password due to the access root provides to your server. Having root access on a Linux server is similar to having administrator access on a Windows computer. 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