cPanel API 2 Functions - SourceIPCheck::resetsecquestions

Warning:

The cPanel API 2 system is deprecated. We strongly recommend that you use UAPI instead of cPanel API 2.

Description

This function removes security questions and answers for a specific cPanel or Webmail user.

Warning:

We strongly recommend that you use UAPI instead of cPanel API 2. However, no equivalent UAPI function exists.

Important:

After this functions runs, the system prompts the user to redefine security questions on the next login attempt.

Examples

WHM API (JSON)

https://hostname.example.com:2087/cpsess###########/json-api/cpanel?cpanel_jsonapi_user=user&cpanel_jsonapi_apiversion=2&cpanel_jsonapi_module=SourceIPCheck&cpanel_jsonapi_func=resetsecquestions&account=username

Note:

For more information, read our Calls from the WHM API documentation.

LiveAPI PHP Class

$cpanel = new CPANEL(); // Connect to cPanel - only do this once.

// Remove security questions for example.com
$remove_sec_questions = $cpanel->api2(
    'SourceIPCheck', 'resetsecquestions',
        array(        
            'account'      => 'username'
    )
 );

Note:

For more information, read our Guide to the LiveAPI System.

LiveAPI Perl Module

my $cpliveapi = Cpanel::LiveAPI->new(); # Connect to cPanel - only do this once.

# Remove security questions for example.com.
my $remove_sec_questions = $cpliveapi->api2(
    'SourceIPCheck', 'addip',
    {
        'account'      => 'username'
    }
 );

Note:

For more information, read our Guide to the LiveAPI System.

cPanel Tag System (deprecated)

Warnings:

cPanel tags are deprecated . We strongly recommend that you only use the LiveAPI system to call the cPanel APIs. Examples are only present in order to help developers move from the old cPanel tag system to our LiveAPI .
cPanel API 2 calls that use cPanel tags vary in code syntax and in their output.
For more information, read our Deprecated cPanel Tag Usage documentation.

Command Line

cpapi2 --user=username SourceIPCheck resetsecquestions account=username

Notes:

You must URI-encode values.
username represents your account-level username.
You must include the --user=username option.
For more information and additional output options, read our Guide to cPanel API 2 documentation or run the cpapi2 --help command.
If you run CloudLinux™, you must use the full path of the cpapi2 command:
```
/usr/local/cpanel/bin/cpapi2
```

Output (JSON)

{
  "cpanelresult": {
    "apiversion": 2,
    "func": "resetsecquestions",
    "data": [
      {
        "status": ""
      }
    ],
    "event": {
      "result": 1
    },
    "module": "SourceIPCheck"
  }
}

Note:

Use cPanel's API Shell interface (cPanel >> Home >> Advanced >> API Shell) to directly test cPanel API calls.

Parameters

Input Type Description Possible values Example

Input	Type	Description	Possible values	Example
`account`	string	The cPanel or Webmail user for whom to reset security questions. If you do not use this parameter, the value defaults to the currently authenticated account.	A valid cPanel account username or Webmail email address.	`username`

account

string

The cPanel or Webmail user for whom to reset security questions.

If you do not use this parameter, the value defaults to the currently authenticated account.

A valid cPanel account username or Webmail email address.

username

Returns

Return Type Description Possible values Example

Return	Type	Description	Possible values	Example
`status`	string	Whether the function reset the security questions.	`""` — Success. An error message — Failure.	`""`
`reason`	string	A reason for failure. This function only returns a `reason` value if there was an error.	A string that describes the error.	`This is an error message.`
`result`	Boolean	Whether the function succeeded.	`1` — The function succeeded. `0` — The function failed.	`1`

status

string

Whether the function reset the security questions.

"" — Success.
An error message — Failure.

""

reason

string

A reason for failure.

This function only returns a reason value if there was an error.

A string that describes the error.

This is an error message.

result

Boolean

Whether the function succeeded.

1 — The function succeeded.
0 — The function failed.

1