How to disable or customize cPanel’s Update Preferences from the Command Line

The default update settings for a cPanel installation are usually controlled from the WHM interface: WHM > Server Configuration > Update Preferences However, there are situations where a greater level of control might be required. In such cases, it is usually easier to modify the update settings right from the command line. The file that…

How do convert a dedicated IP to a shared IP on cPanel/WHM

In root SSH, copy the /etc/domainips file and then remove the IP from it: Code: cp /etc/domainips /etc/domainips.bak110726 vi /etc/domainips You’ll see a line for the IP like the following that you’d remove from that file: Code: IP#: domain.com Where IP# is the dedicated IP and domain.com is the current domain using that IP. After…