---
title: "How to Update a cPanel Account Password"
slug: "how-to-update-a-cpanel-account-password"
updated: 2026-07-07T01:38:00Z
published: 2026-07-07T01:38:00Z
canonical: "docs.serversaustralia.com.au/how-to-update-a-cpanel-account-password"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.serversaustralia.com.au/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How to Update a cPanel Account Password

There are a few methods which you can update your cPanel password. This can be done in cPanel itself, WHM or via SSH.

## Via cPanel

> [!WARNING]
> Notes
> 
> You will need to log in with your cPanel account for this method. So this is not ideal for forgotten passwords.

1. Log in to cPanel and under the ‘**Preferences**’ section, click on ‘**Password & Security’**.

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1. Enter the **Old Password** (the current), then either set a **New Password** and repeat, or you can click on the ‘**Password Generator’**,

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If you would like to auto-generate one, Click on ‘**Generate Password’**, copy the password into a safe place, and then **tick the box**.

Click on **Use Password** when ready.

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1. Then click on ‘**Change your password now!’** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/d809f158-d4f4-47ff-83d4-18d9c9f7a04d/Images/Documentation/image-UT01OC6U.png)

> [!WARNING]
> Note
> 
> *This will log you out, check to see if your new password works by logging back in and you're done!*

## Via WHM

1. The easiest method is via WHM by going to ‘**List Accounts’**, generally listed under Favorites but can be searched for in the search box.

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1. Search or find the domain in the list, then click the **+** button to the left of the domain.

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1. Enter the new password and then click on **Change**.

## Alternate WHM

1. The other method via WHM is to search for ‘**Password Modification’** under the ‘**Account Functions’** section**.**
2. Select the cPanel account you want to change the password on. *Search if needed.*
3. Click on ‘**Generate’**, confirm the password and then click ‘**Change Password’**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/d809f158-d4f4-47ff-83d4-18d9c9f7a04d/Images/Documentation/image-OW9BEWRH.png)

## Via SSH

> [!WARNING]
> Note
> 
> This method requires root SSH access, and some knowledge of command line operations.

1. SSH into the server as root.
2. Type

```plaintext
passwd username
```

Replace **username** with the cPanel account in question. If you don’t know the cPanel username you can find it via the domain with the following:

> [!NOTE]
> cPanel Username:
> 
> If you don’t know the cPanel username you can find usernames per domain within **/etc/userdomains**, or by the following command:
> 
> `cat /etc/userdomains | grep -i domain`
> 
> With **domain** replaced with the website in question. This will give you the cPanel username associated with the domain.

`root@SAU-ID:~# passwd example`

`Changing password for the user “example” …`

`Changing password for “example”.`

`New UNIX password: `

`Retype new UNIX password: `

`info [passwd] internal PURGE username:IQt2J9HN8aAe97T1 password_change`

`passwd: The system has successfully updated all authentication tokens.`

`The system has updated the passwords for the following services: MySQL, ftp, mail, system`