This interface attempts to copy an account from a remote server with a non-root password.
Warning:
- Only use this feature as a last resort. We strongly recommend that you use WHM's Transfer Tool interface (Home >> Transfers >> Transfer Tool) or perform the following steps:
- Create a backup file on the source server.
- Copy the backup file to the target server.
- Restore the backup file with WHM's Restore a Full Backup/cpmove File interface (Home >> Backup >> Restore a Full Backup/cpmove File).
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The following features must exist on the remote server:
- A functional copy of Perl.
- CGI enabled.
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An unmodified cPanel configuration.
Note:
If you experience problems with session timeouts, increase the number of seconds in the Number of seconds an SSH connection related to an account transfer may be inactive before timing out setting in the System section of WHM's Tweak Settings interface (Home >> Server Configuration >> Tweak Settings).
How to transfer a single account
Security
In this section of the interface, select whether to use the Restricted Restore feature or to copy reseller privileges.
Note:
Settings
In this section of the interface, specify information about the server that currently hosts the account. To do this, perform the following steps:
- In the Domain Name text box, enter the domain name of the site to transfer.
- In the Server to copy from text box, enter the IP address or fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) of the remote server.
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FQDN example —
host.example.comNotes:
- The FQDN does not require the trailing dot.
- You must enter FQDNs in lowercase letters.
- IP address example —
127.0.0.1
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In the Username to copy text box, enter the username that owns the site.
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In the User's password text box, enter the user's password.
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To give the account a dedicated IP address on the target server, select the Give new account an IP address checkbox.
Warning:
- The remote server must use the same operating system as this server (Linux).
- We strongly recommend that you create a backup file, and then restore the backup file via WHM's Restore a Full Backup/cpmove fileinterface (Home >> Transfers >> Restore a Full Backup/cpmove file).
Copy Account
After you make your selections, click Copy Account to begin the transfer process. The Account Transfer interface will appear.
About streaming transfers
When you use WHM to copy an account from another server, the system automatically queries the remote server to determine whether streaming is a viable option.
Streaming provides a faster and less resource-intensive transfer of accounts between cPanel & WHM servers.
The streaming process occurs as follows:
- The
pkgacctutility packages and transfers the account without the home directory on the remote server. - During account restoration, the target server retrieves the home directory.
- The target server copies the home directory via a network connection directly from the remote server.
To enable streaming transfers, the following statements must be true:
- The target server must connect to the remote server via port
2086(or port2087if you prefer to use SSL). - The user who begins the transfer must have
root-level privileges on the remote server's WHM interface.
Compatibility issues
Because of changes to the backup system and other system features (for example, Horde), several compatibility issues exist in the restoration process.
MySQL and PostgreSQL database passwords
In cPanel & WHM version 11.42 and later, the system restores MySQL® and PostgreSQL databases to the account. However, the system does notrestore the user's password and it locks the user out of the databases.
To refresh the user's privileges and restore access, the user must navigate to cPanel's phpPgAdmin interface (Home >> Databases >> phpPgAdmin) or cPanel's phpMyAdmin interface (Home >> Databases >> phpMyAdmin). When the user accesses either interface, the system refreshes the user's privileges and restores access.
Horde
In cPanel & WHM version 11.50 and later, Horde SQLite database backups are not backwards compatible. For example, you cannot restore a Horde database backup that you created with cPanel & WHM version 11.52 to an installation of cPanel & WHM version 11.50.
Note:
In cPanel & WHM version 11.48 or earlier, Horde uses MySQL.
