Does the username exist in /etc/passwd or /etc/group after terminating it? EX:
Code:
grep user /etc/passwd
grep user /etc/group
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Error – Restore a Full Backup/cpmove File
1) finding the “rusac” user name in server ?
Use the below command to find-out whether the user is available at user home directory or any other location or any configuration file.
root@mycloudserver [~]# find / -name "rusac"
/var/spool/cron/rusac
/var/cagefs/16/rusac
/home/virtfs/jeyaprak/var/spool/cron/rusac
/home/virtfs/jeyaprak/var/cagefs/16/rusac
/etc/proftpd/rusac
The username is available above location and i’m going to delete it manually using rm See the output.
root@mycloudserver [~]# rm -Rf /var/spool/cron/rusac
root@mycloudserver [~]# rm -Rf /var/cagefs/16/rusac
root@mycloudserver [~]# rm -Rf /home/virtfs/jeyaprak/var/spool/cron/rusac
root@mycloudserver [~]# rm -Rf /home/virtfs/jeyaprak/var/cagefs/16/rusac
root@mycloudserver [~]# rm -Rf /etc/proftpd/rusac
Now, I’m going to try from cpanel, Again i’m getting the same error message.
2) I’m going to check /etc/passwd & /etc/group file ?
Use the below command to find-out whether the user is available at /etc/passwd & /etc/group file.
root@mycloudserver [~]# grep rusac /etc/passwd
rusac:x:616:617::/home/rusac:/sbin/nologin
root@mycloudserver [~]# grep rusac /etc/group
rusac:x:617:
I could found that, the user is available from /etc/passwd & /etc/group file.
3) How to delete the user from /etc/passwd file ?
I’m going to delete the user from /etc/passwd file manually. See below.
anjayahf:x:609:610::/home1/anjayahf:/usr/local/cpanel/bin/noshell
saplearn:x:611:612::/home1/saplearn:/usr/local/cpanel/bin/noshell
edwin:x:613:614::/home1/edwin:/usr/local/cpanel/bin/noshell
learnseo:x:614:615::/home/learnseo:/usr/local/cpanel/bin/noshell
pfcpan:x:615:616::/home1/pfcpan:/usr/local/cpanel/bin/noshell
rusac:x:616:617::/home/rusac:/sbin/nologin
subhamso:x:617:618::/home1/subhamso:/usr/local/cpanel/bin/noshell
adarsh:x:618:619::/home1/adarsh:/usr/local/cpanel/bin/noshell
anbu:x:619:620::/home1/anbu:/usr/local/cpanel/bin/noshell
berry:x:620:621::/home1/berry:/usr/local/cpanel/bin/noshell
Just open the /etc/passwd file and remove entire line of the user.
4) How to delete the user from /etc/group file ?
I’m going to delete the user from /etc/group file manually. See below.
acsgasca:x:609:
anjayahf:x:610:
saplearn:x:612:
edwin:x:614:
learnseo:x:615:
pfcpan:x:616:
rusac:x:617:
subhamso:x:618:
adarsh:x:619:
anbu:x:620:
Just open the /etc/group file and remove entire line of the user.
5) Trying restoration from cPanel/WHM >> Backup >> Restore a Full Backup/cpmove File ?
Now, I’m going to try from cPanel/WHM >> Backup >> Restore a Full Backup/cpmove and got success. See the output.
Restore for rusac
Searching /home....
Found cpmove-rusac.tar.gz !
Extracting tarball...................
Done
Extracting Domain....Done
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Account Creation Status: ok (Account Creation Ok)
Checking input data......Done
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Cleaning up extract directory
Done
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Restore Complete
Account Restore Complete Unlocking password for user rusac.passwd: SuccessRunning postrestore script....Done
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checked 107 files.....
6) Restoring account, if you avoided STEP – 3 & 4 ?
If you are not familiar or you haven’t got any awareness about importance of those file.what you may suggest to do is, use STEP 6 and avoid STEP 3 & 4 and you don’t want to remove the user from /etc/passwd & /etc/group file, you will be definitely get the same error message (Avoiding STEP – 3 & 4). If you still getting the error message from cPanel/WHM interface, just feel free and try it from SSH, using below command to do it.
root@mycloudserver [~]# /scripts/restorepkg --force learnseo
cPanel restorepkg 2
Force Mode: yes
Reseller Privs Restore: yes
Searching /home....
Found cpmove-learnseo.tar.gz !
Extracting tarball...................
DoneExtracting Domain....DoneGenerating Account.... groupadd: group 'learnseo' already exists
useradd: user 'learnseo' already exists
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Account Creation Status: ok (Account Creation Ok)Checking input data......Done
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DoneRebuilding Apache ConfRestoring SSL vhost(s)Cleaning up extract directory
DoneRestore CompleteAccount Restore Complete
Unlocking password for user learnseo.passwd: SuccessRunning postrestore script....Donechecked 179 files....
