How to Activate Symlink Protection using WHM

April 19, 2022 / cPanel & WHM

The following article illustrates how to activate Symlink Protection using WHM. Symlink Protection software automatically lowers a Linux kernel’s vulnerabilities.

Let us follow the steps to activate Symlink protection:

  1. Log in to WHM.
    Login to WHM
  2. Select the “Apache Configuration” from the “Service Configuration”.
    Service Configuration
  3. Click on the “Global Configuration” from the “Apache Configuration” list.
    Global Configuration
  4. You will enter the Global Configuration page.
    configuration
  5. Scroll down the page until “Symlink Protection” appears.
  6. Tick the “On” button.
  7. Click on the “Save” button.
    Symlink protection
  8. The configurations have been saved. Click the “Rebuild Configuration and Restart Apache” button at the bottom of the page.
    Rebuild Configuration and Restart Apache
  9. You will get a final message as shown below.
    rebuilding

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