To create an FTP account:

1. Enter a username.
2. In the Password box, type the account’s password.
   • Remember to use a secure password. A secure password does not contain dictionary words, and includes letters, numbers, and symbols.
   • For help generating a strong password, click the Password Generator button.
3. Retype the password in the Password (Again) box.
4. Specify the FTP account’s home directory.
   • The Directory field defines the top level of directory access that will be granted to the new account. For example, an account with a Directory assignment of /$dir will not be allowed to access the / (root) directory; however, it will be able to access /$dir and all of its subfolders.
5. Set the disk space quota. The Quota field determines how much disk space will be allocated to the FTP account.
6. Click Create FTP Account.

If you have trouble uploading files via FTP, you may need to adjust the quota to allow more disk space for your account.

Note: You will not be able to exceed the disk space quota allocated by your hosting plan. If you are currently using the maximum disk space allowed by your plan, you may need to upgrade your hosting account or delete old or unused files.

Upon creation, the new account should be displayed in the list below. This list contains 4 functions for existing accounts. You can:

• Change a password.
• Adjust a quota.
• Delete an account.
• Configure an FTP client.

1. Type the email address to be created in the Email field.

• If you manage more than one domain, make sure to select the appropriate domain from the pull-down menu.

2. Type the password in the Password field.
3. Retype the password in the Password (again) field.
* You can click the Password Generator link to have a strong password generated for you.
4. Type the quota in the Mailbox Quota field.

• The quota defines how much hard drive space the account will be allowed to use.
• PICK Important: Due to mail server constraints, quotas cannot be greater than 2048 MB. Quotas exceeding this amount must be unlimited.

5. Click Create Account.

Here’s a script I wrote up to accomplish this:

EMAIL="your email 1"
SUBJECT="Alert $(hostname) load average is $L05"
TEMPFILE="/tmp/$(hostname)"
TOPLOAD="10"
echo "Load average Crossed allowed limit." >> $TEMPFILE
echo "Hostname: $(hostname)" >> $TEMPFILE
echo "Local Date & Time : $(date)" >> $TEMPFILE
echo "| Uptime status: |" >> $TEMPFILE
echo "-------------------------------------------" >> $TEMPFILE
/usr/bin/uptime >> $TEMPFILE
echo "-------------------------------------------" >> $TEMPFILE
echo "| Top 20 CPU consuming processes: |" >> $TEMPFILE
ps aux | head -1 >> $TEMPFILE
ps aux --no-headers | sort -rn +2 | head -20 >> $TEMPFILE
echo "| Top 10 memory-consuming processes: |" >> $TEMPFILE
ps aux --no-headers| sort -rn +3 | head >> $TEMPFILE
echo "-------------------------------------------" >> $TEMPFILE
echo "| Memory and Swap status: |" >> $TEMPFILE
/usr/bin/free -m >> $TEMPFILE
echo "-------------------------------------------" >> $TEMPFILE
echo "| Active network connection: |" >> $TEMPFILE
echo "-------------------------------------------" >> $TEMPFILE
/bin/netstat -tnup | grep ESTA >> $TEMPFILE
echo "-------------------------------------------" >> $TEMPFILE
echo "| Disk Space information: |" >> $TEMPFILE
echo "-------------------------------------------" >> $TEMPFILE
/bin/df -h >> $TEMPFILE
echo "-----------------THE END-------------------" >> $TEMPFILE
L05="$(uptime|awk '{print $(NF-2)}'|cut -d. -f1)"
if test $L05 -gt $TOPLOAD
then
mail -s "$SUBJECT  $L05" "$EMAIL" < $TEMPFILE
fi
rm -f $TEMPFILE

Add this to the root crontab on the server by running:

echo "* * * * * /root/loadalert >/dev/null 2>&1" >> /var/spool/cron/root

Now we need to restart crond to pick up the change:

/etc/init.d/crond restart

I hope this helps someone out there!

Lets “use” the cphulkd database, and see what tables we have

root@w4 [~]# mysql
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 2279778
Server version: 5.0.90-community MySQL Community Edition (GPL)

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

mysql> use cphulkd;

Database changed
mysql> show tables;
+-------------------+
| Tables_in_cphulkd |
+-------------------+
| auths             |
| brutes            |
| good_logins       |
| logins            |
| whitelist         |
+-------------------+
5 rows in set (0.00 sec)

So we have auths, brutes, and logins.
The table we are looking for is brutes. This is the table where the blacklisted IPs reside.

mysql> select * from brutes;
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
| IP | NOTES | BRUTETIME | EXPTIME |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
| 24.90.253.66 | 5 login failures attempts to account moo@omg.com (ftp) | 2008-01-07 14:54:02 | 2008-01-07 14:59:02 |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql>

So we simply remove the entry.

mysql> delete from brutes where IP='24.90.253.66';
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> 

There you have it! This is most likely the quickest way to remove IP’s that have been locked out.

FTP Host/Address: (ftp.yourdomain.com)
FTP User: (cPanel user name)
FTP Password: (cPanel password)
Port: 21

If your domain name is not pointing to the server, then you can always use the server IP address as the FTP Host/Address instead.

*Note: If connecting to FTP using an FTP account that was created in cPanel, you will need to be sure to use the entire username. Example: user@yourdomain.com

Ex. The Addon domain is test123.com.
When you add it, it will show up as /public_html/test123. Everything should now be uploaded inside this directory for that addon domain name that was created.

Note: In order for this to function correctly and for the site to be viewed, the DNS must match as the primary domain names DNS.

https://youripaddress:2083 (Example: http://1.2.3.4:2083)

An alternative way is to log in with the domain name. DNS must be propagated in order to do the following

https://www.yourdomainname.com:2083

The “:” tells the browser to enter in at a certain port.
Please note that if you do not put “https” in front of the domain name then there is a possibility depending on how the server is set up that it may not work.

You are now logged into cPanel securely.

If the domain name has propagated type:
http://www.yourdomainname.com/webmail

You can also access it by going through the default webmail port number of 2095 .Below if an example.

If the domain has propagated type:
http://www.yourdomainname.com:2095

Once you goto the address above, you will be prompt for you user name and password. Try not to get stumpted. Be aware, it is not asking you for your cpanel user name and password.

In the user name section, type your full e-mail address. (Example: you@yoursite.com)
In the password section, provide the password which you provided when you created the email account. Then hit enter.

You are now logged into webmail.

ftp://yourdomain.com or ftp://yourIPaddress

Depending on the way the server is set up you may or may not be prompt to input user name and password at this time. If it does prompt you, please input your cPanel user name and password into the fields provided and click OK. If not you may see folder called “pub”. Please disreguard this file for it has no purpose.

At the top of the page you will see the standard tool bar menu. Click “file” then click “Sign in as” You will now be prompt to enter your user name and password for cPanel. You will know you have successfully logged in when you see several folders appear on the screen.
You are now connected through FTP with Internet Explorer.

Another way to connect is a lot faster, but there are some security issues with this process. All you need to do is open Internet Explorer and type the following:
ftp://yourusername:yourpassword@domain.com

You will then be successfully connected to FTP via Internet Explorer.

1. Click Backups
2. Click Download a home directory backup
3. Click save as
4. Select a desstination for where you would like the back up to locally be saved to.
5. Click Save
The backup will start downloading to the destination you have chossen. The backup file will be in a .tar.gz file which can be opened with any linux command line. Also, you can unzip this file from a windows based machine if you have the appropriate software. I recommend “warar”. You can download a copy of it at: http://www.download.com