Location: Server Configuration/Basic cPanel-WHM Setup
The basic cPanel/WHM Setup feature allows you to set your contact information for email, pager, AIM, ICQ; set your default theme and home directory; username; hostname; nameservers, and many other variables that are important to your server's setup. A complete list is shown below:
Server Contact E-Mail
Address - Enter an email address you
can be reached in the text box provided in case a problem occurs with
this server.
Examples: john@doe.com, john.q.public@anonymous.com,
user@host.com
Server
Contact Pager Address - Enter an cellular phone or pager email
address that can be messaged in the text box provided in case a problem
occurs with this server.
Examples: john@cellphone.com, 8005551212@provider.com, user@host.com
Server
Contact AIM - Enter an AIM name you can be reached at in the text
box provided in case a problem arises with this server.
Examples: user54044
AIM
Username - You can set your system to alert you via AIM should
a problem occur on your server. Enter your AIM username that this server
should use when logging in to AIM to send alerts. You can register a new
AIM username at http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/newreg/register2.adp.
AIM Password
- Enter your AIM password that this server should use when logging in
to AIM to send alerts. This password should be the password used in conjunction
with the AIM username you entered above.
Server
Contact ICQ - You can set your system to alert you via ICQ should
a problem occur on your server. Enter your ICQ ID that this server should
use when logging in to ICQ to send alerts. You can register a new ICQ
ID at http://www.icq.com/.
ICQ
ID - Enter your ICQ ID that this server should use when logging
in to ICQ to send alerts. You can register a new ICQ ID at http://www.icq.com/.
ICQ Password
- Enter your ICQ password that this server should use when logging in
to ICQ to send alerts. This password should be the password used in conjunction
with the ICQ ID you entered above.
Default cPanel Theme - Enter the default cPanel theme for newly
created accounts whose package does not specify a theme. The default theme
set in the system is the "x3" theme. You can modify the theme
name at any time as long as it represent an actual theme supported by
the cPanel system. View the examples below.
Examples: x, monsoon, bluelagoon
Default Home Directory - Enter the default location where new user
home directories will be created. By default all directories matching
the "Home Directory Prefix" are checked for available disk space
and the directory with the most free disk space will be used.
Example: /home
Home Directory Prefix - Additional home directories matching the
value you enter in the text box provided will also be used for new home
directory creations. The text box entry only accepts one value. A blank
value disables this feature completely. View other examples below. Also
note the default setting for this value is the "home" value.
Examples: home matches /home, /home2,
/newhome, /usr/home, /anythingwith/homeinit
Minimum UID
- Enter the minimum user ID value used when creating new accounts. Leave
blank to use the OS defaults.
WARNING! Values below 500 may result in a very broken system!
Main Shared Virtual
Host IP - Enter the IP address that
will be used for setting up shared IP virtual hosts. The entry will only
support one address. Do not enter multiple addresses.
Example: 10.11.133.14
Alternate Main Ethernet
Device - If you are using a device
other than the first ethernet device (eth0) as your public interface,
enter the device name in the text box provided. See examples below.
Examples: eth0:3, eth1, eth2 venet0:0
(virtuozzo servers)
Hostname
- Enter the server's current hostname in the text box provided. The server's
hostname value should be a fully qualified domain name and will need to
resolve properly. Changing the hostname value does not set the server's
current hostname.
Note: To change the server's
current hostname, use the "Change Hostname" function as described
in the Hostname document.
Primary Nameserver - Enter the hostname of the primary nameserver
(normally, the name of this server) you want to use when creating new
domains or subdomains.
Examples: ns.myhost.com,
ns1.myhost.com, dns1.mydomain.com
Additional "Primary Nameserver" Buttons:
1. Assign Ip Address - Click on the "Assign Ip Address" button
to assign an IP address to the Primary Nameserver you entered.
2. Add an A entry for this nameserver
- Click on the "Add an A entry for this nameserver" button to
add an A entry to the Primary Nameserver you entered. A new window will
appear. Click on the "Add the entry" button. You will see a
statement similar to the following:
"Bind reloading on SERVER_NAME using rndc zone: [DOMAIN_NAME]"
Secondary Nameserver - Enter the hostname of the secondary nameserver
you want to use when creating new domains or subdomains.
Examples: ns.myhost.com, ns1.myhost.com,
dns1.mydomain.com
Additional "Secondary Nameserver" Buttons:
1. Assign Ip Address - Click on the "Assign Ip Address" button
to assign an IP address to the Secondary Nameserver you entered.
2. Add an A entry for this nameserver - Click on the "Add an A
entry for this nameserver" button to add an A entry to the Secondary
Nameserver you entered. A new window will appear. Click on the "Add
the entry" button. You will see a statement similar to the following:
"Bind reloading on SERVER_NAME using rndc zone: [DOMAIN_NAME]"
Tertiary Nameserver - Enter the hostname of an additional you
want to use when creating new domains or subdomains.
Examples: ns.myhost.com, ns1.myhost.com,
dns1.mydomain.com
Additional "Tertiary Nameserver" Buttons:
1. Assign Ip Address - Click on the "Assign Ip Address" button
to assign an IP address to the Tertiary Nameserver you entered.
2. Add an A entry for this nameserver - Click on the "Add an A
entry for this nameserver" button to add an A entry to the Tertiary
Nameserver you entered. A new window will appear. Click on the "Add
the entry" button. You will see a statement similar to the following:
"Bind reloading on SERVER_NAME using rndc zone: [DOMAIN_NAME]"
Fourth Nameserver - Enter the hostname of an additional nameserver
you want to use when creating new domains or subdomains.
Examples: ns.myhost.com, ns1.myhost.com,
dns1.mydomain.com
Additional "Fourth Nameserver" Buttons:
1. Assign Ip Address - Click on the "Assign Ip Address" button
to assign an IP address to the Fourth Nameserver you entered.
2. Add an A entry for this nameserver - Click on the "Add an A
entry for this nameserver" button to add an A entry to the Fourth
Nameserver you entered. A new window will appear. Click on the "Add
the entry" button. You will see a statement similar to the following:
"Bind reloading on SERVER_NAME using rndc zone: [DOMAIN_NAME]"
Domain
Time To Live - This value defines the caching time for host name
lookups for domains hosted on this server. When a caching nameserver queries
the authoritative nameserver for a resource record, this value defines
the number of seconds before the record will expire. Shorter TTL values
can cause heavier loads on the nameserver, but can be useful for zones
that contain frequently changing records. The range of values in seconds
as defined by RFC 2181 is 0 to 2147483647.
Nameserver
Time To Live - This value is similar to the Domain Time To Live
setting, but is specifically the value used for newly created zone file's
authoritative nameserver entries.
Master
Nameserver - This setting is deprecated. Please consider using
the Cluster configuration instead. Enter the IP address of the primary
nameserver that will be sent domain and subdomain updates (if this is
not the primary nameserver). Setting this value will make this server
a slave nameserver. A trust key relationship must be established before
entering the hostname.
Examples: trusted.server.com,
ns1.myhost.com, ns2.anotherhost.com
CGI
Script Alias - If you want to automatically create a cgi-bin script
alias, enter the letter "y" without quotes in the text box.
This setting can be individually overridden during account creation. If
you do not want to automatically create a cgi-bin script alias, enter
the letter "n" without quotes in the text box.
Apache Access Log Style - If you want your Apache logs to contain all information including referers, user agents, and requested files, enter "combined" without quotes in the text box. If you want your Apache logs to contain only information about requested files, enter "access" without quotes in the text box.
Once you have modified all of the settings above, click on the "Save" button.