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How to add User in cPanel

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Introduction

cPanel is a popular web hosting control panel that simplifies website and server management. This guide focuses on using cPanel’s User Manager tool to add user accounts, which can be essential for managing email, FTP, or Web Disk services.

Prerequisites

  • Access to cPanel with administrative privileges.
  • Basic understanding of cPanel’s interface.

1. Login to cPanel and scroll down to Preferences and select User Manager.

2. in the User Manager page, proceed to ‘Add User’

3. In the following page, fill in the basic information about your new user. and proceed to fill in the password for the new user account, there are two options available:

  • If you provide the user the option to choose their own password, they will receive an email with instructions.
  • If you choose to set a password, a dialog box will appear, allowing you to enter a custom password or generate one at random.

4. Specify the Services the user can access by moving the slider next to Disabled/Enabled, you can enable or disable service access for that user and proceed to ‘Create’ to finalize.

5. Once created, the new user will appear on the list of the User Manager menu and they will be able to log into cPanel using the login details provided.

Conclusion

You have successfully added a new user to your cPanel account, allowing them to access specific services based on the permissions you’ve set. This process is crucial for managing multiple users in a web hosting environment.

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