Fix WHM/cPanel cPHulk Brute Force Protection Lock Out Via SSH

ssh to the server and login as root then type

 

mkdir /home/cphulk
chmod 777 /home/cphulk
/usr/local/cpanel/bin/cphulk_pam_ctl --disable
/usr/local/cpanel/etc/init/stopcphulkd
mysql
use cphulkd;
BACKUP TABLE `brutes` TO '/home/cphulk';
select IP, BRUTETIME from brutes order by BRUTETIME;
select IP, LOGINTIME FROM logins order by LOGINTIME;
delete from brutes;
delete from logins;
quit
chmod 755 /home/cphulk

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