This document lists the various system user accounts that your cPanel & WHM server contains. These accounts perform various functions, such as managing services.
Note:
Third-party plugins and software may create additional user accounts. Check your software’s documentation for more information.
Accounts
Account
Description
OS user
Added by cPanel & WHM
Added by third-party program
clamav
This user manages the ClamAV anti-virus plugin.
X
cpanel
This user manages various cPanel services.
X
cpanelanalytics
This user manages the cPanel Analytics service on the server.
X
cpanelcabcache
This user manages the local Certificate Authority (CA) cache for SSL.
X
cpanelconnecttrack
This user manages the Passive OS fingerprinting (p0f) system.
X
cpanellogin
This user manages logins to the cPanel interface.
X
cpaneleximfilter
This user manages the filtering of mail in the Exim mail server.
X
cpaneleximscanner
This user manages the scanning of outbound mail by Apache SpamAssassin.
X
cpanelhorde
This user manages Horde webmail processes.
X
cpanelphpmyadmin
This user manages PHPMyAdmin requests for MySQL® databases.
X
cpanelphppgadmin
This user manages PHPPgAdmin requests for PostgreSQL databases.
X
cpanelroundcube
This user manages RoundCube webmail processes.
X
cpanelrrdtool
This user manages Round Robin DNS requests.
X
cpanelsolr
This user manages Apache Solr™ requests.
X
dovecot
This user manages the Dovecot mail service.
X
nobody
This unprivileged user handles various script requests.