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Security
cPHulk Brute Force Detection
Jul 28th
Ever run into issues with typing in your root password, or forgot what you set it to, then got locked out of WHM? Well, here’s a quick and easy way to get your access back when receiving this error message.
This account is currently locked out because a brute force attempt was detected. Please wait 10 minutes and try again. Attempting to login again will only increase this delay. If you frequently experience this problem, we recommend having your username changed to something less generic.
Run the following as root in SSH.
mysql cphulkd mysql> delete from brutes; mysql> delete from logins;
Installing RKHunter
Dec 11th
Be honest, how much have you considered server security in the past? In this day and age, it’s not something that should be taken lightly. Today I’ll be teaching you how to install RKHunter. RKHunter (ie: Rootkit Hunter) is a nifty little script that runs via cron daily that checks your server for the most obvious rootkits that might have been placed there by somebody with some kind of malicious intent.