Change Root Password

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Valid for versions 82 through the latest version

Version:

82

Last modified: 2025 June 6

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Note:

Your hosting provider can enable or disable this interface for resellers in WHM's Edit Reseller Nameservers and Privileges interface (WHM >> Home >> Resellers >> Edit Reseller Nameservers and Privileges).

Overview

The Change Root Password interface (WHM » Home » Server Configuration » Change Root Password) allows you to change the root user’s password. You do not need to use the old password.

Important:

This interface only appears if you are logged in as the root user or a reseller with root privileges.
This interface only lets you change the root user’s password. To change a cPanel user or reseller’s password, use the Password Modification interface (WHM » Home » Account Functions » Password Modification). cPanel users can also reset their own passwords in cPanel’s Password & Security interface (cPanel » Home » Preferences » Password & Security).

We strongly recommend that you use a secure password. A secure password is not a dictionary word, and it contains the following:

Uppercase and lowercase letters.
Numbers.
Symbols.

If you logged in as the root user, you can also access this interface by clicking your WHM account icon () and clicking Password Modification.

How to change your root password

To change the root user’s password, perform the following steps:

Enter a new password in the New root Password text box. You can also click Generate.
Enter the same password in the Confirm Password text box.
Click Change Password.

Password strength

A green password Strength meter will show you whether you meet the minimum requirements. 0 indicates a weak password, while 100 indicates a very secure password. You can set the minimum password strength for the root user with the System/cPanel Accounts setting in WHM’s Password Strength Configuration interface (WHM » Home » Security Center » Password Strength Configuration).