: WHM Root Password Stops Working I have WHM hosted on a virtual-dedicated Linux Enterprise Centos 5 server hosted at iWeb. Now and then my root password will stop working. I will get a red

@Si4351233

The problem seems to have been resolved.

I was going through the logs and noticed the server was under constant root login attack.

I have installed DenyHosts and denied SSH login with passwords. The problem has not happened since then.

I was shocked to see how many foreign IP addresses (from Russia, China, etc.) were trying to root login to my server!

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@Courtney195

You are right. This behavior is very similar when cPHulk Brute Force Protection blocks your IP address or the account.

If only your IP address is blocked then it is easy to get access back by switching to another IP address. If that's not an option then another solution is to whitelist your IP address via SSH,

/scripts/cphulkdwhitelist x.x.x.x


Ref. cPHulk Brute Force Protection :: manage whitelists in the command line

I would also suggest you to go through your cpHulk settings and configure it by considering this kind of situation.
Keep Maximum Failures By Account higher than Maximum Failures Per IP. So there are more chances to get the access back only by switching the IP address.

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