Configure Name Servers on a cPanel Server - Revision history

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2015-07-22T19:21:39Z

Text replacement - "WHM - Web Host Manager" to "WHM"

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	<pre>You need root access to your server in order to do this.</pre>		<pre>You need root access to your server in order to do this.</pre>

	1 ) Log into your server's WHM ~~- Web Host Manager~~ as root.		1 ) Log into your server's WHM as root.

	2 ) Click on 'Basic cPanel & WHM Setup' which is under the 'Server Configuration' section.		2 ) Click on 'Basic cPanel & WHM Setup' which is under the 'Server Configuration' section.
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	4 ) Click the [[File:Whm_save_changes.jpg‎]] button.		4 ) Click the [[File:Whm_save_changes.jpg‎]] button.
	[[Category:WHM ~~- Web Host Manager~~]]		[[Category:WHM]]

Docs admin: Text replacement - "WHM (Web Host Manager)" to "WHM - Web Host Manager"

2015-07-22T19:16:37Z

Text replacement - "WHM (Web Host Manager)" to "WHM - Web Host Manager"

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	<pre>You need root access to your server in order to do this.</pre>		<pre>You need root access to your server in order to do this.</pre>

	1 ) Log into your server's WHM (Web Host Manager) as root.		1 ) Log into your server's WHM - Web Host Manager as root.

	2 ) Click on 'Basic cPanel & WHM Setup' which is under the 'Server Configuration' section.		2 ) Click on 'Basic cPanel & WHM Setup' which is under the 'Server Configuration' section.
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	4 ) Click the [[File:Whm_save_changes.jpg‎]] button.		4 ) Click the [[File:Whm_save_changes.jpg‎]] button.
	[[Category:WHM (Web Host Manager)]]		[[Category:WHM - Web Host Manager]]

Docs admin at 17:36, 14 February 2013

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	<pre>You need root access to your server in order to do this.</pre>		<pre>You need root access to your server in order to do this.</pre>

	1) Log into your server's WHM (Web Host Manager) as root.		1 ) Log into your server's WHM (Web Host Manager) as root.

	2) Click on 'Basic cPanel & WHM Setup' which is under the 'Server Configuration' section.		2 ) Click on 'Basic cPanel & WHM Setup' which is under the 'Server Configuration' section.

	3) Specify the name servers in the following fields near the bottom of the page:		3 ) Specify the name servers in the following fields near the bottom of the page:
	*Nameserver 1		*Nameserver 1
	*Nameserver 2		*Nameserver 2
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	*Nameserver 4 (if applicable)		*Nameserver 4 (if applicable)

	4) Click the [[File:Whm_save_changes.jpg‎]] button.		4 ) Click the [[File:Whm_save_changes.jpg‎]] button.

	==Reseller Specific Name Servers==		==Reseller Specific Name Servers==
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	===WHM as root===		===WHM as root===
	1) Log into your server's WHM as root.		1 ) Log into your server's WHM as root.

	2) Click on 'Reseller Center' which is under the 'Resellers' section.		2 ) Click on 'Reseller Center' which is under the 'Resellers' section.

	3) Select the reseller account you're configuring the name servers for from the 'Select a Reseller' drop down.		3 ) Select the reseller account you're configuring the name servers for from the 'Select a Reseller' drop down.

	4) Click the [[File:Whm_edit_privileges_nameservers.jpg‎]] icon.		4 ) Click the [[File:Whm_edit_privileges_nameservers.jpg‎]] icon.

	5) Specify the name servers in the following fields near the bottom of the page:		5 ) Specify the name servers in the following fields near the bottom of the page:
	*Nameserver 1		*Nameserver 1
	*Nameserver 2		*Nameserver 2
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	*Nameserver 4 (if applicable)		*Nameserver 4 (if applicable)

	6) Click the [[File:Whm_save_all_settings.jpg‎]] button.		6 ) Click the [[File:Whm_save_all_settings.jpg‎]] button.

	===WHM as reseller===		===WHM as reseller===
	1) Log into your server's WHM as the reseller.		1 ) Log into your server's WHM as the reseller.

	2) Click on 'Basic cPanel & WHM Setup' which is under the 'Server Configuration' section.		2 ) Click on 'Basic cPanel & WHM Setup' which is under the 'Server Configuration' section.

	3) Specify the name servers in the following fields:		3 ) Specify the name servers in the following fields:
	*Nameserver 1		*Nameserver 1
	*Nameserver 2		*Nameserver 2
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	*Nameserver 4 (if applicable)		*Nameserver 4 (if applicable)

	4) Click the [[File:Whm_save_changes.jpg‎]] button.		4 ) Click the [[File:Whm_save_changes.jpg‎]] button.
	[[Category:WHM (Web Host Manager)]]		[[Category:WHM (Web Host Manager)]]

Docs admin at 21:52, 5 January 2013

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	There are a couple of different ways to do this. You can do this when logged into WHM as root or the reseller can do this themselves when logged into their WHM.		There are a couple of different ways to do this. You can do this when logged into WHM as root or the reseller can do this themselves when logged into their WHM.

	====WHM as root====		===WHM as root===
	1) Log into your server's WHM as root.		1) Log into your server's WHM as root.

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	6) Click the [[File:Whm_save_all_settings.jpg‎]] button.		6) Click the [[File:Whm_save_all_settings.jpg‎]] button.

	====WHM as reseller====		===WHM as reseller===
	1) Log into your server's WHM as the reseller.		1) Log into your server's WHM as the reseller.

Docs admin: /* WHM as reseller */

2013-01-05T17:25:18Z

WHM as reseller

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	====WHM as reseller====		====WHM as reseller====
	1) Log into your server's WHM ~~(Web Host Manager)~~ as the reseller.		1) Log into your server's WHM as the reseller.

	2) Click on 'Basic cPanel & WHM Setup' which is under the 'Server Configuration' section.		2) Click on 'Basic cPanel & WHM Setup' which is under the 'Server Configuration' section.

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WHM as root

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	====WHM as root====		====WHM as root====
	1) Log into your server's WHM ~~(Web Host Manager)~~ as root.		1) Log into your server's WHM as root.

	2) Click on 'Reseller Center' which is under the 'Resellers' section.		2) Click on 'Reseller Center' which is under the 'Resellers' section.
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	6) Click the [[File:Whm_save_all_settings.jpg‎]] button.		6) Click the [[File:Whm_save_all_settings.jpg‎]] button.

	====WHM as reseller====		====WHM as reseller====
	1) Log into your server's WHM (Web Host Manager) as the reseller.		1) Log into your server's WHM (Web Host Manager) as the reseller.

Docs admin: /* Server-Wide Name Servers */

2013-01-05T17:24:07Z

Server-Wide Name Servers

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	==Server-Wide Name Servers==		==Server-Wide Name Servers==
	Server-wide name servers will be used for any newly created accounts ~~on your server~~ except for any resellers that have reseller specific name servers configured on your server.		Server-wide name servers will be used for any newly created accounts except for any resellers that have reseller specific name servers configured on your server.

	<pre>You need root access to your server in order to do this.</pre>		<pre>You need root access to your server in order to do this.</pre>

Docs admin: /* Server-Wide Name Servers */

2013-01-05T17:23:53Z

Server-Wide Name Servers

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	==Server-Wide Name Servers==		==Server-Wide Name Servers==
	Server-wide name servers ~~are specified in the DNS zone~~ for any newly created accounts on your server except for any resellers that have reseller specific name servers configured on your server.		Server-wide name servers will be used for any newly created accounts on your server except for any resellers that have reseller specific name servers configured on your server.

	<pre>You need root access to your server in order to do this.</pre>		<pre>You need root access to your server in order to do this.</pre>

Docs admin at 17:23, 5 January 2013

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	This article provides details on how to configure server-wide and reseller specific name servers on a cPanel server. Configuring name servers in cPanel will make it so that newly created accounts will have NS records created within their DNS zones that point to the name servers specified.		This article provides details on how to configure server-wide and reseller specific name servers on a cPanel server. Configuring name servers on a cPanel server will make it so that newly created accounts will have NS records created within their DNS zones that point to the name servers specified.

	'''Please note''' - configuring name servers on a cPanel server will not point your domains to them. You will still need to point your domains to the name servers at their respective registrars.		'''Please note''' - configuring name servers on a cPanel server will not point your domains to them. You will still need to point your domains to the name servers at their respective registrars.

Docs admin: /* Server-Wide Name Servers */

2013-01-05T17:22:46Z

Server-Wide Name Servers

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	Server-wide name servers are specified in the DNS zone for any newly created accounts on your server except for any resellers that have reseller specific name servers configured on your server.		Server-wide name servers are specified in the DNS zone for any newly created accounts on your server except for any resellers that have reseller specific name servers configured on your server.

	<pre>You ~~will~~ need root access to your server in order to do this.</pre>		<pre>You need root access to your server in order to do this.</pre>

	1) Log into your server's WHM (Web Host Manager) as root.		1) Log into your server's WHM (Web Host Manager) as root.