Cpanel Question and Answers
1)In which primary programming language is cPanel & WHM developed?
Ans: perl
2) In what directory are custom DNS Zone Templates stored?
Ans: /var/cpanel/zonetemplates
3)What does the ‘ipcs -s’ command do?
Ans: Shows semaphores
4)In what log file would you find account creation/termination information?
Ans: /var/cpanel/accounting.log
5)What is the name of the script that you should use to update cPanel & WHM licenses?
Ans: /usr/local/cpanel/cpkeyclt
6) What does the command ‘hwclock –hctosys’ do?
Ans: Set the System Time from the Hardware Clock.
7) cPanel & WHM interfaces require Apache to be installed and working.
Ans: False
8)Which directory contains cPanel & WHM’s error_log file?
Ans: /usr/local/cpanel/logs
9)It is necessary to obtain a license before installing cPanel & WHM?
Ans: True
10)Where does Tomcat store its log files on a cPanel & WHM server?
Ans: /usr/local/jakarta/tomcat/logs
11)What is the name of the script you should use whenever you encounter a “License File Expired” message?
Ans: /usr/local/cpanel/cpkeyclt
12)What file permissions would /usr/bin/gcc have upon disabling WHM’s Compiler Access?
Ans: 750
13)Which of the following files is Pure-FTP’s error log?
Ans: /var/log/messages
14)What port is used to securely log into webmail? Please only include the port number in your answer.
Ans: 2096
15)When compiler access is enabled (default), the permissions for /usr/bin/gcc are:
permissions
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user
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group
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-rwxr-xr-x
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root
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root
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When you disable compiler access, cPanel changes the permissions for /usr/bin/gcc:
permissions
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user
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group
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-rwxr-x—
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root
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compiler
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16)What are the four public tiers of cPanel & WHM called?
Ans : CURRENT,RELEASE,EDGE,STABLE
17)Which file does Tweak Settings save its settings?
Ans : /var/cpanel/cpanel.config
18)If you wanted to trace and/or kill a running process from WHM, which feature should you use?
Ans : Home »System Health»Process Manager
19)Which of the following commands will output how many emails are in the system’s Exim queue?
Ans : exim -bpc
20)Which of the following commands will rebuild the RPM database?
Ans : rpm –rebuilddb
21)If your CentOS server was not able to resolve a domain (cpanel.net for
example), what file would you check and/or add nameservers to help resolve
domains?
Ans : /etc/resolv.conf
22)What is the full path to the hidden file containing the MySQL root password?
Ans : /root/.my.cnf
23)What is the directory /home/virtfs used for?
Ans : Jailshell
24)Which of the following scripts modify images in cPanel & WHM?
/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/upcp
/usr/local/cpanel/bin/update_php_mime_types
/usr/local/cpanel/bin/rebuild_sprites
/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/sa-u
Ans: /usr/local/cpanel/bin/rebuild_sprites
25)Which of the following directories contains EasyApache’s log files?
Ans: /usr/local/cpanel/logs/easy/apache
26)If the system log shows repeated connections to TCP port 143, which service is being accessed?
Ans : IMAP
27)On which port does Tomcat listen by default?
Ans : 8080
28)What is the full path to the script you should run after editing a user file in /var/cpanel/users?
Ans : /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/updateuserdomains
29)Which of the following scripts would you use to create a new cPanel account
from the command line?
Ans : /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/createacct
30)What is the secure port for SMTP? (Enter a numeric value.)
Ans : 465
31)Which of the following is the primary daemon responsible for managing
antirelayd, eximstats, cpbandwd and chkservd?
Ans : tailwatchd
32)Which file contains the MySQL root user’s password on a cPanel & WHM system?
Ans : /root/.my.cnf
33)Which is the script used to update Apache & PHP?
Ans : /scripts/easyapache
34)Which of the following commands can you use to securely transfer files between 2 servers.
Ans : scp
35)What script would you use to manually add an email account from command line?
Ans : /scripts/addpop
36)Select all of the webmail clients that are included with cPanel.
Roundcube
SquirrelMail
Horde
37)Select the most popular, officially recommended update tier to use.
CURRENT
RELEASE
EDGE
STABLE
Ans: Release
38)What is the secure port for IMAP? (Enter a numeric value.)
Ans : 993
39)True or False: You can use SFTP for any FTP account created?
Ans : False
40)True or False: All FTP passwords are stored in /etc/proftpd/.
Ans : True
41)Which of the following commands (on a RedHat or CentOS system) will display
information about how memory is being used by the server?
cat /proc/meminfo
/usr/sbin/meminfo -a
/usr/bin/memhog -sA
free
Ans : cat /proc/meminfo
42)True or False: cPanel & WHM requires SELinux to work.
Ans : False
43)What WHM feature allows you the ability to reconfigure and compile Apache and PHP?
Ans : EasyApache
44)Which of the following commands will allow you to look through text, one page at a time?
Ans : less
45)What is the name of the development tool we provide to allow you to interact with cPanel & WHM through your code?
Ans : cPanel API
46)What is the file that handles PostgreSQL’s configuration settings on a cPanel & WHM server?
Ans : /var/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf
47)Which directory contains cPanel & WHM’s error_log file? Blank page error
Ans : /usr/local/cpanel/logs/error_log
48)What is the name of the script you should use whenever you encounter a “License File Expired” message?
Ans : /usr/local/cpanel/cpkeyclt
49)In which primary programming language is cPanel & WHM developed?
Ans : perl
50)Script you can use to install PostgreSQL on a cPanel & WHM server?
Ans : /scripts/installpostgres
51)Which of the following commands will output how many emails are in the system’s Exim queue?
Ans : Exim –bpc
52)mod_mono used for?
Ans : Mod mono is the module needed for the working of ASP in Linux
53)What is the directory /home/virtfs used for?
Ans : VirtFS provides a jailed shell environment for a user connected to a server via
SSH. Unlike a normal shell environment, a jailed shell environment prevents
access to data outside of the user’s home directory, increasing security for
shell account users.
54)Which two FTP servers are available in cPanel & WHM?
Ans : Proftp and pure ftp
55)True or False: You can use SFTP for any FTP account created?
Ans : false
56)What file permissions would /usr/bin/gcc have upon disabling WHM’s Compiler Access?
Ans : 750
57)Which of the following commands will remove or uninstall an RPM?
Ans : Rpm –e foo
58)What are the four public tiers of cPanel & WHM called?
Ans : STABLE, RELEASE, CURRENT, EDGE
59)What does the strace utility do?
Ans : Strace can be a valuable tool when debugging quirky behavior with running unix
or linux processes. It intercepts all signals that a process receives as well
as all system calls the process makes. It can help one understand unusual or
buggy behavior.
60)True or False: Running ‘/usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl -l’ from command line
as root will list modules compiled in Apache.
Ans : TRUE
61)How would you force cPanel & WHM to update when using the command line
interface? Include the full path in your answer.
Ans : /scripts/upcp –-force
62)What is the default port for SSH? (Enter a numeric port.)
Ans : 22
63)Where does Tomcat store its log files on a cPanel & WHM server?
Ans : /usr/local/Jakarta/tomcat/logs
64)In what directory are account Email forwarders stored or saved?
Ans : /etc/valiases
65)True or False: All FTP passwords are stored in /etc/proftpd/.
Ans : TRUE
66)What is the secure port for IMAP? (Enter a numeric value.)
Ans : 585
67)Which of the following scripts would you use to create a new cPanel account
from the command line?
Ans: /scripts/wwwacct
68)True or False: cPanel & WHM require Perl to work.
False
69)the most popular, officially recommended update tier to use.
RELEASE
70)If you wanted to change the shared main IP on your cPanel & WHM machine, what
area of WHM would you use to change the IP for all sites and sections?
Ans: WHM >> Main >> Server Configuration >> Basic cPanel & WHM Setup >> The IP
address (only one address) that will be used for setting up shared IP virtual
hosts.
71)What port is used to securely log into webmail? Please only include the port
Ans: 2096
72)If your CentOS server was not able to resolve a domain (cpanel.net for
example), what file would you check and/or add nameservers to help resolve
domains?
Ans : /etc/resolv.conf
72)What is the full path to the directory that contains YUM repositories on a
cPanel & WHM system?
Ans: cd /etc/yum.repos.d
73)Which of the following directories contains EasyApache’s log files?
Ans: /usr/local/cpanel/logs/easy/apache
74)In what directory are DNS Zone .db files stored by default?
Ans: /var/named/
75)How to manually add email account
Ans: /scripts/addpop
76)What cPanel version is running?
Ans: cat /usr/local/cpanel/version
