Account Locked Out of WHM /Plesk

Kristian0911 · #1 (**permalink**) 22-06-11, 02:10 AM

While Logging to WHM if you get error message as :

Code:

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.

This is done by 'cphulkd' - Cpanel Brute Force Protection service.

This service monitors failed authentication attempts and locks out accounts after the threshold is met.

Execute the command throguh Shell to re-enable your account as :

Code:

#/usr/local/cpanel/bin/cphulk_pam_ctl --disable

Also For Plesk Control Panel, follow the steps as :

Code:

# mysql -u admin -p`cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow`
mysql> use psa;
mysql> delete from lockout where login = 'admin';

Thanks

WHUK-Sarina · #2 (**permalink**) 22-06-11, 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kristian0911

While Logging to WHM if you get error message as :

Code:

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.

This is done by 'cphulkd' - Cpanel Brute Force Protection service.

This service monitors failed authentication attempts and locks out accounts after the threshold is met.

Execute the command throguh Shell to re-enable your account as :

Code:

#/usr/local/cpanel/bin/cphulk_pam_ctl --disable

Also For Plesk Control Panel, follow the steps as :

Code:

# mysql -u admin -p`cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow`
mysql> use psa;
mysql> delete from lockout where login = 'admin';

Thanks

Thanks for the post. You can also try the following for removing the IP from the cPanel using cPhulk.

Login to server as root and fire the following commands.

Quote:

[root@server~]#mysql cphulkd
mysql> delete from brutes;
mysql> delete from logins;

These commands will remove the entries blocked in cPhulk. You are ready to connect again!