Common cPanel scripts
Listed below are common cPanel scripts. These can be located under /scripts:
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adddns - Add a DNS zone
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addpop - Add a POP account
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addservlets - Add JSP support to a domain (requires Tomcat)
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adduser - Add an user to the system
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apachelimits - Calculates memory limits for Apache processes then adds to httpd.conf
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biglogcheck - Looks for logs nearing 2 Gigabytes in size
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bsdcryptoinstall - Installs Crypto on FreeBSD
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bsdldconfig - Configures the proper lib directories in FreeBSD
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bsdpkgpingtest - Tests the connection speed for downloading FreeBSD packages
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buildbsdexpect - Install expect on FreeBSD
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buildeximconf - Rebuilds exim.conf
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buildpostgrebsd-dev - Installs postgresql on FreeBSD
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chpass - Change cPanel passwords (does not change all passwords)
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cleandns - Removes domains from named.conf that do not have a Zone
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courierup - Used to update/reinstall Courier
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cpbackup - To backup accounts (if backups enabled) (--force)
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dnscluster - Used to synchronize DNS zones with clustered servers (--help)
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dumpstor - Displays contents of .datastore storable files
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dumpgdbm - Displays contents of .gdbm locale files
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easyapache - Recompile/Upgrade Apache and/or PHP
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editquota - Used to manually set a users quota limit
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ensure_vhost_includes - Ensures users includes are added in httpd.conf
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fixcommonproblems - Fixes Mailbox permissions, Mailman, CGI scripts, ndc and quotas
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fixmailman - Fixes common Mailman issues
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fixndc - Fixes rndc errors with named
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fixquotas - Fixes quota problems
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fullhordereset - Resets Horde database to a fresh one. All previous user data is lost.
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ftpup - Used to Update/Install FTP server (Pure-FTPD or ProFTPD) to latest version
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initquotas - Initializes quotas
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installzendopt - Installs Zend Optimizer (through phpextensionmgr)
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killacct - Terminate an account
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killdns - Removes a DNS Zone
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mailperm - Fixes permission problems with mail directories
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makecpphp - Rebuilds internal PHP from /var/cpanel/easy/apache/profile/makecpphp.profile.yaml
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park - To park a domain (only adds DNS)
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pkgacct - Used to create an account backup
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phpup - Used to update PHP only
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phpextensiomgr - Installs IonCube, Zend Optimizer, SuHosin & eAccelerator
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realchpass - Similar to chpass, changes cPanel password only
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rebuildcpusers - chowns /var/cpanel/users files
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rebuildnamedconf - Rebuilds /etc/named.conf with zones from /var/named/*.db
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restartsrv $servicename - Restart script for services
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restorepkg - Restores an account from a backup/pkgacct file (must be in /home)
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runlogsnow - Update logs of all users
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runweblogs - Update stats for a particular user
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securetmp - Secures /tmp partition with options nosuexec and nosuid
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setupftpserver - Sets which FTP server to install (Pure-FTPD or ProFTPD)
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setupmailserver - Sets which mail service to install (Courier or Dovecot)
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setupnameserver - Sets which DNS service to install (Bind or NSD)
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suspendacct - Suspends an account
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unsuspendacct - Unsuspends a suspended account
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upcp - Updates cPanel to the latest version (--force)
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updatenow - Updates the cPanel scripts
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updateuserdomains - Updates /etc/userdomains entries from /var/cpanel/users
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wwwacct - To create new accounts
