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Guide to Standardized Hooks - System Functions

The System category's events occur during system updates or backups.

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This event takes place when cPanel & WHM updates.

Information

• Action code runs as: root
• Blocking attribute: Unavailable.
• Escalate privileges attribute:  N/A

Available stages

• pre — Hook action code runs before the update process. Unlike other pre stages, the success or failure of this event's hook action code cannot block execution of the cPanel & WHM event. The Standardized Hooks System cannot affect the cPanel & WHM update process.
• post — Hook action code runs after the update process.

Returns

The pre and post stages do not produce output.

Backup

This event takes place when the system performs backups.

Information

• Action code runs as: root
• Blocking attribute: Unavailable.
• Escalate privileges attribute:  N/A

Available stages

• pre — Hook action code runs before the system performs backups.
• post — Hook action code runs after the system performs backups.

Hooks for this event do not trigger the legacy backup system.

Returns

The pre and post stages do not produce output.