
This means that email meant for will be routed to the email server at 26.34.9.14. The DNS record shows that is located at 26.34.9.14. The MX record shows that all emails should be routed to the mail server at. The aliased domain gets all the subdomains and DNS records of the original. Linux aaaa 3ffe:1900:4545:2:02d0:09ff:fef7:6d2cĪ CNAME record or canonical name record makes one domain name an alias of another. So it works the same way as the A record and the difference is the type of IP address.

The record AAAA (also quad-A record) specifies IPv6 address for given host. A records are used for conversion of domain names to corresponding IP addresses. The record A specifies IP address for given host. The following DNS Records are mostly used in your cpanel. When the URL is typed on the browser it is being forwarded to your DNS servers and then get pointed to webservers.ĭNS server configuration file path is /etc/nfĭomains DNS zone files available on your cpanel server. It connects your website with the outside world. These records are located in the DNS server. Internet names are the names which we use to refer to hosts on the Internet, such as Internet addresses are the numbers which routers use to move traffic across the Internet, such as 187.8.48.65 What is DNS resource records?ĭNS records or Zone files are used for mapping URLs to an IPs. Resold accounts can be easily created, managed and maintained in Reseller Panel (WHM).DNS ( Domain Name System), is the service which translates between Internet names and Internet addresses. Resold accounts are owned by the Reseller Panel (WHM). If you need to reset the WHM password, it is required to reset the main cPanel account password, and they will both synchronize. Login details for this cPanel coincide with WHM account details. When you sign up for a Reseller package, you select a main domain name, it can be accessed via the main cPanel account. There can be multiple resellers per server.ĬPanel is a control panel used to manage the hosting account under your main domain. The privileges of the reseller are set by the server administrator. The reseller also has access to all created accounts (‘resolds’). Reseller access is provided with Reseller Panel (WHM) where they can manage all their resold accounts. They are limited by the server administrator to the features which affect the reseller’s customers’ accounts but not the whole server. The reseller user is a subordinate of the server administrator.Ī reseller user has a more limited set of features comparing to the root user. A root user can access all levels of WHM interface, including reseller WHM and an end cPanel user. The server administrator has total control over all WHM functions and can modify global server settings as well as customize settings for users with more limited privileges.

#DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CPANEL DNS ONLY AND CPANEL WHM FULL#
This is the server administrator who has full access to the server. The top tier and highest-level user is the ‘root’ user. Server Administrator Panel (root access to WHM) Here is the structure of WHM/cPanel users depending on their permissions:ġ. However, some menus (like GoogleApps) can be accessed only when you are logged in as an individual cPanel user. Take into account that when accessing cPanel via WHM of a reseller or root user, you can manage almost all options of the end user’s cPanel.

