Usage of Each cpanel script……
December 9th, 2008
cPanel and WHM has a large number of predefined scripts available in the
/scripts folder. The available scripts are as follows:
adddns - Adds a DNS zone.
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addfpmail - Add frontpage mail extensions to all domains without them.
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addfpmail2 -Add frontpage mail extensions to all domains without them.
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addnetmaskips - Add the netmask 255.255.255.0 to all IPs that have
no netmask.
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addnobodygrp - Adds the group nobody and activates security.
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addpop - Add a Pop Account.
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addservlets - Add JSP support to an account (requires tomcat).
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addstatus - (Internal use never called by user).
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adduser - Add a user to the system.
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admin - Run WHM Lite.
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apachelimits - Add rlimits to Apache.
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bandwidth - (OLD)
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betaexim - Installs the latest version of exim.
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biglogcheck - looks for logs nearing 2 gigabytes in size
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bitstest -
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bsdcryptoinstall - Installs crypto on FreeBSD.
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bsdldconfig - Configures the proper lib directories in FreeBSD.
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bsdpkgpingtest - Tests the connection speed for downloading FreeBSD
packages.
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buildbsdexpect - Install expect on FreeBSD.
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builddomainaddr - (OLD)
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buildeximconf - Rebuilds exim.conf.
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buildpostgrebsd-dev - Installs postgresql on FreeBSD.
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buildpureftproot -
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bupcp - (OLD)
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chcpass - (Internal use)
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checkallowoverride -
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checkbadconf - Checks /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf for bad users.
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checkbashshell -
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checkbsdgroups - Checks and repairs proftpd ownership on FreeBSD.
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checkccompiler - Checks to make sure the C compiler works on your
system.
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checkdeadperlso -
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checkerrorlogsafe -
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checkfpkey - Checks for the FrontPage suid key
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checkgd - Checks to see if GD is built.
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checkgentoousers -
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checkhttpd -
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checkinterchange - (Internal use).
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checklibssl - Checks to make sure the proper libssl symlinks exist.
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checklink -
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checklog - (OLD)
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checkmakeconf -
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checkmaxclients - Checks to see if apache has reached the maximum
clients allowed.
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checkoldperl - Checks to see if the version of Perl on your system
is old.
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checkoldrpm -
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checkrsync - Checks to make sure rsync is up to date.
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checksuexecpatch - Checks to see if mailman has been patched for
suexec.
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checksuspendpages - Checks to see if suspend pages are properly named.
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checkswup - (OLD)
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checkup2date - Makes sure up2date is set up properly (RedHat)
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checkyum - Makes sure yum is set up properly.
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chkpaths - Makes sure /usr/sbin/chown has a symlink to /bin/chown
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chownpublichtmls - Change ownership of all users web space to them,
which is useful for converting to suexec. Files owned by nobody are
deleted.
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chpass - Change password.
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ckillall - Allows you to kill a process (used like killall).
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ckillall2 - Allows you to kill a process.
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cleanandmailformmaillog -
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cleanbw - Cleans up old bandwidth logs.
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cleandns - (OLD)
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cleandns8 - Clean up named.conf.
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cleangd - Cleans up old GD installs and reinstalls GD
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cleanmd5 - Fix CPAN md5 problems.
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cleanmsglog - cleans exim's msglog
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cleanopenwebmail - (OLD)
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cleanupcheck -
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cleanupmysqlprivs - Cleans up improper mySQL privileges.
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compilers - Disables the usage of compilers for unprivileged users.
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configips - (OLD)
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*.cgi - (INTERNAL)
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*.c - (INTERNAL)
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convert2maildir - Converts mail from mbox to maildir format and
installs courier impap and pop (cpimap is removed).
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convertemails -
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convertemails2 - (INTERNAL)
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convertemails5 - (INTERNAL)
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courierup - Updates/Installs Courier
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cpanelsync -
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cpbackup - Runs backups.
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cpbackup2 - (INTERNAL)
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cptheme - (NOT USED)
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dialog* - (NOT USED)
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distupgrade - Upgrades RedHat to the newest version (for testing only)
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dnscluster - Enables DNS clustering.
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dnsqueuecron - Adds a cron job to dump the DNS queue.
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dns_setup - (OLD)
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dnstransfer - Only if the server has a DNS master (sync with DNS
master).
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doomhttpd -
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dotbuffer - (INTERNAL)
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downgradefp - Downgrades FrontPage Extensions (to 5.0-0)
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dropmysqldb - Drops a mySQL database.
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easyapache - Upgrade Apache
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editquota - Change a users quota.
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enablechkservdwebmail - Enable service checking of webmaild.
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enablefileprotect - Protects home directories if file protection is
built in apache.
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ensurepkg - Installs a FreeBSD package.
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ensurerpm - Installs a rpm.
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ensurerpm2 - (INTERNAL)
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exchangeacctdb - (OLD)
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exim3 - Installs exim 3.
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exim4 - Installs exim 4.
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exim4-rh73test - Installs exim release #260. (RedHat only)
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eximcron - Creates a cron job for exim_tidy_db.
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eximlocalsend - Enables/Disables exim local sending.
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exim_tidydb - Cleans the exim message log.
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eximup - Installs/Updates exim.
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eximup~ - (INTERNAL)
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expectperlinstaller - (INTERNAL)
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fetchfile - (INTERNAL)
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fetchfpexec -
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fetchgd - Includes libg.so.
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finddev - (INTERNAL)
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findhacks - Search for common Trojan Horses.
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findoddrootprocesses - Lists root processes that may need to be
checked out.
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findphpversion - Check to see if your php version file is up to date.
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findtrojans - Exhaustive Trojan Horse search.
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fixadmin - (OLD)
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fixallcartswithsuexec - Fixes permissions on carts when using suexec.
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fixallinterchangeperm - Fixes permissions on all users' Interchange
Shopping Carts.
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fixbinpath - Makes sure all bin file paths are correct.
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fixbuggynamed - Updates bind to solve any problems with bugs.
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fixcartwithsuexec - (INTERNAL) - Can be used to fix a cart with suexec.
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fixcgiwrap - (OLD)
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fixcommonproblems - Attempt to fix the most common problems.
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fixetchosts - Fixes problems with /etc/hosts
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fixeverything - Fix common problems and quotas.
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fixfpwml - Fix for .wml errors with frontpage.
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fixheaders - Run if nothing compiles errors with .h files on compile.
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fixhome - (NOT USED) - Unsymlink items.
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fixinterchange - Reinstall interchange Perl modules.
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fixinterchangeperm - fix permissions on a user's interchange cart.
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fixipsnm - Same as addnetmask ips, but Perl though.
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fixlibnet - Reinstall Bundle::libnet (Perl).
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fixlocalhostwithphp - Change /etc/hosts to work better with PHP
4.2.0 + MySQL.
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fixmailandakopia - (NOT USED)
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fixmailman - Updates and restarts mailman.
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fixmailmanwithsuexec -
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fixmuse - Reinstalls muse.
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fixmysql - Fixes problems with mySQL.
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fixmysqlbsd - Fixes problesm with mySQL on FreeBSD.
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fixnamed - Updates bind to handle many DNS zones (more than 512).
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fixndc - Repair redhat's broken named.conf on 7.2.
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fixndc.new - (INTERNAL)
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fixoldlistswithsuexec - Run after enabling suexec on the server to
change the URLs that Mailman gives out to ones that don't give a 500
internal server error.
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fixperl - Symlink /usr/local/bin/perl /usr/bin/perl.
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fixperlscript - Makes sure a perlscript includes all corresponding
modules.
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fixpop - Fix a POP account and reset password.
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fixproftpdconf - Fixes problems with /usr/local/etc/proftpd.conf
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fixproftpdconf~ - (INTERNAL)
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fixproftpddupes - Updates proftpd.
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fixquotas - Fix quotas.
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fixrelayd - (OLD)
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fixrh72ndckey - (INTERNAL)
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fixrndc - Fixes named.conf to prevent rndc staus failed.
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fixspamassassinfailedupdate - Reinstalls a failed spamassassin update.
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fixsubconf -
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fixsubdomainlogs - Run if subdomain logs don't show up in cPanel.
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fixsuexeccgiscripts - Fix CGI scripts that are broken after suexec
installed.
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fixtrojans - (NOT USED)
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fixvaliases - Fix permisions on valiases.
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fixwebalizer - Repair a Webalizer that has stopped updating.
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fixwebmail - (OLD)
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fixwwwdir - (OLD)
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fp3 - Updates the fpexe3 patch.
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fpanonuserpatch - Updates FrontPage extensions to include the
anonymous user patch.
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fp-auth -
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fpbtr - (OLD)
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fpsuexec - (INTERNAL)
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fpsuexec2 - (INTERNAL)
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fpsuexec3 - (INTERNAL)
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fpupgrade - (INTERNAL)
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ftpcheck - Checks for FTPSSL.
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ftpfetch - (INTERNAL)
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ftpput - (INTERNAL)
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ftpquaotacheck - Runs quota checking for all ftp users.
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ftpsfetch - (INTERNAL)
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ftpup - Updates your ftp server.
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ftpupdate - (INTERNAL)
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fullhordereset - Resets Horde and displays the current Horde password.
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futexfix - Fixes problesm with futex.
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futexstartup - Starts futex.
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gcc3 - Installs gcc-3.3.3
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gencrt - Generate a .crt and .csr file.
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gencrt2 - (NOT USED)
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gentomcatlist - (INTERNAL)
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gentooportsup -
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gethomedir - (INTERNAL)
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getpasswd - (INTERNAL)
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getremotecpmove - (INTERNAL)
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getrpmfor -
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grabemails - (INTERNAL)
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grabhttp - (INTERNAL)
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grabhttp2 - (INTERNAL)
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grabmysqlprivs - (INTERNAL)
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grpck - Checks to see if grpck is working properly.
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hackcheck - (INTERNAL)
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hdparmify - Enable dma/irq/32bit HD access, which speeds up IDE drives.
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hdparmon - Turns on hdparm.
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HTTPreq.pm - (INTERNAL)
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httpspamdetect -
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icpanel - (OLD)
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initacls - Mounts your file systems with ACL support (make sure your
kernel supports ACLs)
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initbyteslog - (INTERNAL)
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initfpsuexec - Enable FrontPage suexec support.
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initquotas - Turn on quota support on new drives.
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initsslhttpd - Make sure HTTP starts with SSL.
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initsuexec - Turn on suexec support if suexec is installed.
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installaimicq - (INTERNAL)
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installcgipm - Installs CGI.pm
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installcpbsdpkg -
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installcpgentoopkg -
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installdbi - Install Bundle::DBD::mysql.
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installfpfreebsd - Installs FrontPage 5 Extensions on FreeBSD.
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installfpgentoo - Installs FrontPage on Gentoo.
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installgd - Builds GD.
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installipc - (INTERNAL)
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installpkg - Installs a FreeBSD package.
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installpostgres - Installs PostrgeSQL.
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installrmmods - (OLD)
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installrpm - Installs a rpm.
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installrpm2 - (INTERNAL)
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installspam - Install SpamAssassin.
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installssl - Add a SSL vhost.
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installtree -
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installzendopt - Install zend optimzer.
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installzendopt-freebsd - Install zend optimizer on a freebsd machine.
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ipcheck - (INTERNAL)
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ipusage - (INTERNAL)
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isdedicatedip - Checks an ip to see if it is dedicated.
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kernelcheck - (INTERNAL)
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killacct - Delete an account.
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killbadrpms - Security script that kills insecure RPMs from the server.
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killdns - Delete a DNS zone.
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killdns-dnsadmin -
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killdrrootvhost - Removes the document root for a virtual host.
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killndbm - Remove the broken NDBM_File module from 7.2.
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killpvhost - Removes a virtual host from proftpd.conf.
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killspamkeys - Removes a spam key.
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killsslvhost - Removes a SSL entry for a virtual host.
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killvhost - Delete a vhost.
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listcheck - Checks mailing lists for issues.
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listproblems - Lists common problems.
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listsubdomains - List subdomains.
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mailadmin - (DEAD, OLD)
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maildirmenu - (INTERNAL)
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mailman212 - (INTERNAL)
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mailperm - Fix almost any mail permission problem.
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mailscannerupdate - Updates MailScanner
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mailtroubleshoot - Guided mail fix.
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makecpphp - Installs php.
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makesecondary - Part of DNS transfer.
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manualupcp - Updates cPanel manually.
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md5crypt - Encrypts a password into MD5.
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mkquotas - OLD
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mkwwwacctconf - (INTERNAL)
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mrusersscpcmd -
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mseclocal - Sets up Mandrake's msec to allow exim to run as mailnull.
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mysqladduserdb - Create a MySQL databse and user.
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mysqlconnectioncheck - Attempts to connect to MySQL, restarts SQL if
necessary.
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mysqldeluserdb - Delete a MySQL database and user.
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mysqlinfo - (OLD)
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mysqlpasswd - Change MySQL password.
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mysqlrpmpingtest - Checks your connection speed for downloading
mySQL rpms.
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mysqlup - Updates mySQL.
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mysqlup~ - (INTERNAL)
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ndbmcheck - Checks to see if the nbdm module is loaded (kills in
RedHat 7.2)
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netftpsslpatch - Patches FTPSSL.pm.
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newdomains - (OLD)
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newdomains-sendmail - (OLD)
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newexim - Installs the latest version of exim.
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newftpuser - (NOT USED)
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newpop - (NOT USED)
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nofsck - Make fsck always use -y
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nomodattach - Removes mod_attach from httpd.conf.
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nomodauthmysql -Removes mod_auth_mysql from httpd.conf.
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nomodbwprotect - Removes mod_bwportect from httpd.conf.
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nomodgzipconfmods - Removes mod_gzip from httpd.conf.
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nomodperl - Removes mod_perl from httpd.conf.
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oldaddoncgi2xaddon - Updates old addons to X addons.
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oldaddonconverter-(INTERNAL)
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oopcheck - (INTERNAL)
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park - Parks a domain.
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patcheximconf - Fixes exim.conf.
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patchposixtypes -
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patchtypes -
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patchtypesizes -
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pedquota - (INTERNAL) - Part of editquota (for editting quota).
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perlinstaller - Installs perl.
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phpini - Create a php.ini file.
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phpopenbasectl -
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pingtest - Checks your download time from cPanel mirrors.
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pkgacct - (INTERNAL)
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pkgacct~ -(INTERNAL)
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pkgacct2 - (INTERNAL)
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pkgaccount-ala - backs up an Alab*nza account for transfer.
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pkgacct-ciXost - backs up a ci*ost account for transfer.
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pkgacct-dXm - backs up a d*m account for transfer.
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pkgacct-enXim - backs up an en*im account for transfer.
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pkgacct-ng -
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pkgacctn-ng.orig -
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pkgacct-pXa - backs up a p*a account for transfer.
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popftpuse - (OLD)
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portsup - (FREEBSD BETA)
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postsuexecinstall - (INTERNAL)
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proftpd128 - Installs proftpd-1.2.8.
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pscan - (OLD)
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ptycheck - Fixes permissoins on /dev/ptmx.
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pwck -Verifies the integrity of system authentication information.
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quickfixmysqlbsd - (NOT USED)
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quickkernel - Updates your kernel.
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quicksecure - Quickly kill useless services.
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quotacheck - (INTERNAL)
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rasetup - (OLD)
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rawchpass - (INTERNAL)
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realadduser - (INTERNAL)
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realchpass - (INTERNAL)
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realperlinstaller - (INTERNAL)
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realrawchpass - (INTERNAL)
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rebuildcpanelsslcrt - Rebuilds the cPanel SSL Certificate.
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rebuildcpusers - Rebuilds /var/cpanel/users.
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rebuildetcpasswd - Rebuilds /etc/passwd.
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rebuildeximbsd - Rebuilds exim on FreeBSD.
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rebuildhttpdconffromproftpd - Rebuild httpd.conf from the
proftpd.conf file.
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rebuildinterchangecfg - Used after moving a domain with Interchange
to the server.
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rebuildippool - (INTERNAL)
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rebuildnamedconf - Restore named.conf from files in /var/named.
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rebuildproftpd - Restore proftpd.conf from httpd.conf.
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reinstallmailman - Reinstalls mailman.
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relocatevartousr - Relocates files from /var to /usr in case of disk
space issues.
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remdefssl - Remove default SSL vhost.
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reseteximtodefaults - Resets exim's default settings.
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resethorde -
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resetimappasswds - Resets all imap passwords.
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resetmailmanurls -
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resetquotas - Change quotas to what they should be .
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restartsrv - Restart a service.
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restartsrv_apache - Restart apache.
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restartsrv_bind - Restart bind.
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restartsrv_clamd - Restart clamd.
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restartsrv_courier - Restart courier imap.
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restartsrv_cppop - Restart cppop.
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restartsrv_entropychat - Restart entropy chat.
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restartsrv_exim - Restart exim.
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restartsrv_eximstats - Restart exim statistics.
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restartsrv_ftpserver - Restart your ftp server.
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restartsrv_ftpserver~ - (INTERNAL)
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restartsrv_httpd - Restart httpd.
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restartsrv_imap - Restart impad.
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restartsrv_inetd - Restart inetd.
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restartsrv_interchange - Restart Interchange Shopping Cart.
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restartsrv_melange - Restart melange chat.
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restartsrv_mysql - Restart mysqld.
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restartsrv_named - Restart named.
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restartsrv_postgres - Restart postgresql.
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restartsrv_postgresql - Restart postgresql.
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restartsrv_proftpd - Restart proftpd.
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restartsrv_pureftpd - Restart pure-ftpd.
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restartsrv_spamd - Restart spamd.
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restartsrv_sshd - Restart sshd.
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restartsrv_syslogd - Restart syslogd.
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restartsrv_tomcat - Restart tomcat.
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restartsrv_xinetd - Restart xinetd.
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restoremail - Restores a user's mail.
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restorepkg -
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reswhostmgr - Restart whostmgr.
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rhlupdate - (OLD)
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rpmpreinstall - (INTERNAL)
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rpmup - Upgrade redhat/mandrake errata/security.
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rpmup2 - (INTERNAL)
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rpmup3 - (INTERNAL)
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rrdtoolinstall - Installs RRD Tool.
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rscpmd -
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runlogsnow - (OLD)
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runstatsonce - Runs statistics (should be used from the crontab).
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runweblogs - Run analog/webalizer/etc. for a user.
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ruserssscpcmd - (INTERNAL)
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safeperlinstaller - Installs perl safely.
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safeup2date - Runs up2date safely.
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safeyum - Runs yum safely.
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scpcmd - (INTERNAL)
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searchbadgroups -
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searchreplace - (NOT USED)
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secureit - Remove unnecessary suid binaries.
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securemysql - Attempts to secure the MySQL configuration.
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securetmp - Adds securetmp to system startup.
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selinux_custom_contexts -
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selinuxsetup -
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sendaim - (INTERNAL)
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sendicq - (INTERNAL)
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setupfp - Install FrontPage 3 on an account.
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setupfp4 - Install FrontPage 4 (2000) installer on an account.
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setupfp5 - Install FrontPage 5 (2002) installer on an account.
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setupfp5.nosueuxec - Install FrontPage 5 (2002) installer on an
account when not using suexec.
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setupmakeconf -
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showexelist - Shows exe processes.
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simpleps - Display the process list.
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simplesshcmd - (INTERNAL)
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smartcheck - Checks hard drive integrity.
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smtpmailgdionly - Enables SMTP Mail Protection.
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snarf - (INTERNAL)
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spamasssassin-cpanel - (NOT USED)
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spamboxdisable - Disables SpamAssassin's spambox delivery for all
accounts.
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sscpcmd - (INTERNAL)
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ssh2.expect - (INTERNAL)
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sshcmd -
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sshcontrol - (INTERNAL)
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ssh.expect - (INTERNAL)
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stage2fpmail - (INTERNAL)
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supportvoidcheck -
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suspendacct - Suspends an account.
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symlinktodir - (INTERNAL)
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sysup - update cPanel RPMs.
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telentcrt - (OLD)
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testinf - (OLD)
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trustme - (INTERNAL)
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typocheck -
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uf - (OLD)
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unlimitnamed - Installs the latest version of bind patched to
support greater than 512 ips on the server.
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unblockip - Unblocks an IP blocked by portsentry.
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unpkgacct - (INTERNAL)
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unsetupfp4 - Removes FrontPage 4 or 5 from an account.
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unslavenamedconf - If the user accidentally sets a DNS master as
local server, this will repair named.conf after the loop.
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unsuspendacct - Unsuspends an account.
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upcp - Updates cPanel.
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updated - Updates /scripts.
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updatedomainips - (INTERNAL)
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updatefrontpage - Updates FrontPage
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updatemysqlquota -
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updatenow - Updates /scripts NOW.
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updatephpconf - Updates PHP configuration files.
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updateuserdomains - (INTERNAL)
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updateuserdomains2 - (INTERNAL)
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userdirctl -
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userps - (OLD)
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usersscpcmd - (INTERNAL)
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usersscpcmd1 - (INTERNAL)
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usersshcmd - (INTERNAL)
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verify - (OLD)
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verifyzone - (INTERNAL)
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whichrpm - (INTERNAL)
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whoowns - Finds out who owns a domain.
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whostmgrkey - (OLD)
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wwwacct - Creates an account.
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wwwacct2 - (INTERNAL)
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x* - (OLD)
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xaddonreport - Reports the current addon scripts installed.
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zoneexists - (INTERNAL)