Server disabled direct root access, su root/ sudo required

[hoball]

Hello,

If my server has disabled direct root access, how can WHMCS perform its automation?

 

Say the server can only access its root privileges with "sudo"

[s1rk3ls]

I don't know about the other control panels, but cpanel uses an API so there's no need to have SSH access to create accounts. I would imagine the other systems are the same as it's rare to give root access to resellers for example.

[bucketshop]

hoball,

 

I can confirm that whmcs does its magic with direct root access via ssh disabled. I am guessing that it is not working over ssh since it asks if you want to use ssl. That leads me to believe it works over http/https instead. Please use https instead of http.

 

Have a great day!

[Adam]

Hey,

 

All you need is root access via WHM, not SSH or server wide but WHM. You have to setup a reseller and give it the permission of "root access." This should not add the user to wheel group of root but have root access to WHM.

 

From,

Adam

[hoball]

GREAT!

 

Thanks for all the replies!

 

enjoy using WHMCS =)

[networkegypt]

We do the magic with WHMCS in case of WHM/CPanel but what about other control panels . Some of them Require SSH access . If you do the custom module any how another way (warning:Decrease security) to permit root login in the SSHD config file

[Dominic]

Did anyone work out which bits whmcs needs root access for (if at all for cPanel)? I remember another thread somewhere but I don't think it was nailed down.

[MediaIgniter]

We have root login ssh disabled on our machines and haven't ever noticed any ill effects with WHMCS due to this.