How to Utilise WHM to Turn on Shell Fork Bomb Protection

April 24, 2023 / cPanel & WHM

How to utilise WHM to turn on Shell Fork Bomb Protection is covered in this post. Shell Fork Bomb Protection, a function of cPanel, stops users with access to SSH terminals from initiating fork bomb attacks, which could crash your web server and utilise many system resources.

Follow the steps:

  1. Log in to WHM.
  2. Select the “Security Center” group.
    Security Center
  3. Click on the “Shell Fork Bomb Protection” selection.
    Shell Fork Bomb Protection
  4. You will see the “Status: Disabled/ Enable Protection” option at the end.
  5. Tick the “Enable Protection” button.
    Enable Protection

This way you can utilise WHM to turn on Shell Fork Bomb Protection. For more help reach out to our support team, they will surely help you out.

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