{"id":419,"date":"2017-02-19T14:12:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-19T14:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/?post_type=article&#038;p=419"},"modified":"2023-01-13T12:39:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T12:39:06","slug":"create-manage-additional-ftp-accounts-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/article\/create-manage-additional-ftp-accounts-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create and Manage FTP Accounts in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This guide will show you how to create and manage a new FTP account in cPanel.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"how-to-create-an-ftp-account-in-cpanel\">How to create an FTP Account in cPanel<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/article\/login-cpanel-whm-account\/\">Log into cPanel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2)<\/strong> Look for the &#8220;<strong>Files<\/strong>&#8221; section and select\u00a0&#8220;<strong>FTP Accounts<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7692\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7692\" style=\"width: 643px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7692\" src=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-783x295.png\" alt=\"FTP Accounts\" width=\"643\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-783x295.png 783w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-768x290.png 768w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-50x19.png 50w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-1536x580.png 1536w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-60x23.png 60w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-100x38.png 100w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts.png 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">cPanel &gt; Files &gt; FTP Accounts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>3)<\/strong> Under <strong>Add FTP Account<\/strong>, fill in the following details:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Login<\/strong>: Type the name of the FTP user. A full FTP username will consistently be formatted as user@domain.extension. You cannot create an FTP account without your domain name in it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Password<\/strong>: Enter a strong password. If you need help creating a secure password, you can use the &#8220;Password Generator&#8221; button.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Directory<\/strong>: By default, the folder will be filled in automatically, but you can change the path. The FTP account directory determines the root folder that will be accessible to the FTP account. To give them full access to your file system, enter a forward slash &#8220;\/&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quota<\/strong>: Set the maximum amount of disk space (MB) the FTP user can use; this can also be set to unlimited.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click the &#8220;<strong>Create FTP Account<\/strong>&#8221; button. You will then see a message stating, &#8220;<strong>Account Created<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"how-to-delete-an-ftp-account-in-cpanel\">How to delete an FTP Account in cPanel<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/how-to-login-into-your-cpanel-whm-account\/a7\/\">Log into cPanel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2)<\/strong> Look for the &#8220;<strong>Files<\/strong>&#8221; section and select\u00a0&#8220;<strong>FTP Accounts<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7692\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7692\" style=\"width: 643px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7692\" src=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-783x295.png\" alt=\"FTP Accounts\" width=\"643\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-783x295.png 783w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-768x290.png 768w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-50x19.png 50w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-1536x580.png 1536w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-60x23.png 60w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-100x38.png 100w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts.png 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">cPanel &gt; Files &gt; FTP Accounts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>3)<\/strong> Under the &#8220;<strong>FTP Accounts&#8221;<\/strong> list, click on the &#8220;<strong>Delete&#8221;<\/strong> link for the user you wish to remove. Please make sure you remove the correct user before deleting it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4)<\/strong> Additional option <strong>Delete the User\u2019s Home Directory<\/strong> will also delete all the files associated with this FTP Account, so be extra <strong>careful<\/strong> with this feature.<\/p>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--danger   hts-messages--withicon \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<em>If you select the Delete the User\u2019s Home Directory option, the data inside the users FTP folder will be removed and will be unrecoverable unless you restore it with a backup.     \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>5)<\/strong> Click on the blue <strong>&#8220;Delete&#8221;<\/strong> button and the FTP Account will be removed.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"how-to-change-the-password-for-an-additional-ftp-account-in-cpanel\">How to change the password for an additional FTP Account in cPanel<\/h3>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--info   hts-messages--withicon \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\tIn case you require to change the password for your\u00a0<strong>main FTP account<\/strong>, you will need to <a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/article\/change-cpanel-account-password\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">change your cPanel&#8217;s account password<\/a><strong>.<\/strong>    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/how-to-login-into-your-cpanel-whm-account\/a7\/\">Log into cPanel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2)<\/strong> Look for the &#8220;<strong>Files<\/strong>&#8221; section and select\u00a0&#8220;<strong>FTP Accounts<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7692\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7692\" style=\"width: 643px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7692\" src=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-783x295.png\" alt=\"FTP Accounts\" width=\"643\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-783x295.png 783w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-768x290.png 768w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-50x19.png 50w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-1536x580.png 1536w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-60x23.png 60w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts-100x38.png 100w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/cPanel-Files-FTP-Accounts.png 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">cPanel &gt; Files &gt; FTP Accounts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>3)<\/strong> Under the &#8220;<strong>FTP Accounts&#8221;<\/strong> list, click on the &#8220;<strong>Change password&#8221;<\/strong> link for the user you wish to remove. Please make sure you set a new password to the correct FTP account.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4)<\/strong> Click on the blue <strong>&#8220;Change Password&#8221;<\/strong> button and the password for that specific FTP Account will be changed.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all folks! Happy FTP\u2019ing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This guide will show you how to create and manage a new FTP account in cPanel. 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