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Tweak Settings — Software

Valid for versions 112 through 114

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Last modified: October 10, 2024

The Software section includes the following settings:

Setting Description Values Default
Dormant services This setting configures the system to unload idle services from memory after up to ten minutes of inactivity. Then the system unloads listening devices that correspond to those services. This setting reduces memory usage, but delays responses from dormant services.
  • If you enable this setting for a service, that service will immediately enter dormant mode whenever you reboot your server or restart the service.
  • Tailwatch checks do not prevent or interrupt dormant mode.
 You can enable this behavior for the following services:
  • cpdavd — cPanel’s WebDAV daemon.
  • cphulkd — cPanel’s brute force protection daemon.
  • cpsrvd — The cPanel & WHM service manager daemon.
  • dnsadmin — cPanel’s DNS management daemon. If your server uses a custom dnsadmin plugin, you must disable dormant mode for dnsadmin.
  • spamd — The Apache SpamAssassin™ daemon.
 The system enables this setting for each service by default.
Maintenance cPanel RPM Check This setting allows you to specify whether the system runs the /scripts/check_cpanel_pkgs script to check cPanel RPMs for problems during nightly maintenance. If these checks encounter problems, the system sends a notification to the administrator. For more information, read our The check_cpanel_pkgs Script documentation.
  • On — Enable.
  • Off — Disable. We strongly recommend that you do not disable this setting. If you disable this setting, the system does not check existing RPMs for problems during updates or maintenance. This could leave your system vulnerable to unnoticed tampering or other risks.
 On
Maintenance cPanel RPM Digest Check This setting allows you to specify whether the system runs a digest check against existing RPMs during nightly maintenance. This check ensures that RPM files are not corrupt and that nothing has tampered with them.
  • This setting only appears if you enable the Maintenance cPanel RPM Check setting.
  • If you disable this setting, the system runs the /scripts/check_cpanel_pkgs script with the --no-digest option. For more information, read our The check_cpanel_pkgs Script documentation.
  • We strongly recommend that you enable this setting. If you disable this setting, the /scripts/check_cpanel_pkgs script only validates file sizes, so files may change without detection.
  • On — Enable.
  • Off — Disable.
 On
Enable phpMyAdmin information schema searches This setting enables information schema searches by phpMyAdmin in MySQL.
  • If between 100 and 1,000 databases exist on your server, you can disable this option to attempt to increase performance. However, you must log in to cPanel again to allow phpMyAdmin to display newly created databases.
  • If more than 1,000 databases exist on your server, we recommend that you enable this setting. A system with a large number of databases may experience performance issues if you disable this setting.
  • On — Enable.
  • Off — Disable.
 On