We begin disseminating information on the topic of “Rebuilding Userdata Files” by issuing a warning that the steps mentioned for this purpose should not be carried out unless you are totally sure that the userdata files of your server are either corrupt or do not exist. These steps should only be considered when it is certain that no other method can resolve the issue.
Userdata files are the files that are contained in the /var/cpanel/userdata/ directory for each account. There can be certain situations in which the userdata files of your server might get corrupted or these might cease to exist. During such a situation these files need to be rebuilt. There are two ways or methods for rebuilding userdata files. One of these methods involves the use of a valid httpd.conf file. If a valid httpd.conf file isn’t present, then the userdata files have to be rebuilt from a recent backup. Hence, the method that gets used for this purpose depends on either the existence or the absence of a valid httpd.conf file on your server.
If a valid httpd.conf file exists, then the
userdata files are rebuilt from a valid
httpd.conf file. If a valid
httpd.conf does not exist, then the userdata files are rebuilt from a
recent backup.
Here, we shall
describe the process of rebuilding userdata files from a recent backup. The
steps that are about to be mentioned are based on the assumption that you are
logged in to your server via SSH, and that you have logged in as the root user.
Rebuilding Userdata Files from a Recent Backup
The
below-mentioned steps are used to rebuild userdata files from a recent backup.
It is strongly recommended to rebuild userdata files from a valid httpd.conf file, if such a file exists
on your server. If that file does not exist, then you should follow the steps
that are being mentioned here.
- Copy the Corrupt Userdata Directory to a New Location
You need to
copy the userdata directory that
currently exists on your server, along with its contents, to the cpanel directory. You will have to run
the following command for this purpose:
cp -rfp
/var/cpanel/userdata /var/cpanel
- Create and Navigate to a New Directory
Next, you
should create a new directory within the root
directory, and subsequently navigate to it. You have to run the
below-mentioned command for this purpose.
mkdir
/root/example && cd /root/example
In the
above-mentioned command, the term “example” represents the name of the new
directory.
- Extract the Contents of Your Backup File
Now you need to
extract your backup file’s contents to the new directory. The method that should
be used for extracting the backup depends on the backup file’s type. Let us
understand this with the aid of an example. Suppose your backup file is a .tar.gz file, then you need to run the
following command.
tar -zxvf backup.tar.gz
In this command, “backup.tar.gz”
is meant to represent the absolute path to the backup file.
- Run the updateuserdatacache Script
You need to run the script, updateuserdatacache, for
updating the cache of the system.
The script,
/scripts/updateuserdatacache, ensures that the system caches all the
userdata files properly. For this purpose, you will have to run this command:
/scripts/updateuserdatacache
- Rebuild Apache
You have to rebuild Apache in order to use the userdata
files that have been rebuilt. To attain this, you have to run the
below-mentioned command.
/scripts/rebuildhttpdconf
- Restart Apache
Post rebuilding Apache, you need to restart it on your
server. Run the following command to get this done.
/scripts/restartsrv_httpd
The process of
rebuilding userdata files from a recent backup, comes to a successful
completion with this final step.
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