Disable cPHulk Brute Force Protection via SSH
cPHulk Brute Force Protection is a security feature available on cPanel which will help to protect the server from brute force login attempts. You can disable cPHulk Brute Force Protection using the following methods:
Method 1 : Using WHM autofix script
You need to append the following to your WHM URL and then login.
/scripts2/doautofixer?autofix=disable_cphulkd
For example, if your server IP is X.X.X.X, then you need to use:
https://X.X.X.X:2087/scripts2/doautofixer?autofix=disable_cphulkd
Method 2: Disable cPHulk permanently via SSH
/usr/local/cpanel/bin/cphulk_pam_ctl --disable
You can also run the following command to re-enable it.
/usr/local/cpanel/bin/cphulk_pam_ctl --enable
Method 3: Disable cPHulk temporarily via SSH
/usr/local/cpanel/etc/init/stopcphulkd
It will disable cPHulk Brute Force Protection for 5 minutes. Also, you can enable it using the following command.
/usr/local/cpanel/etc/init/startcphulkd
That’s it!
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