WebHost Manager User Manual 

/           1024 Mb 

/home  grow to fill disk 

swap    2x memory size 

NOTE: The "/tmp" directory is a special directory that is required to be writeable 

by all users and processes on the system. In general, directories that are writable 

by all users and processes are cause for security concern, however 

this 

directory is a special case

. To minimize any security impact as a result of 

having an unsecured "/tmp" directory, it is recommended that "/tmp" be mounted 

on a 

seperate partition

 in order to take advantage of the "no exec" option 

available under both Linux and FreeBSD. If a separate mount point exists for 

"/tmp", then the installer will verify and potentially remount the partition with the 

"no exec" option. Additionally, the installer will ensure that the sticky bit is set on 

the directory and that the other permissions are correct. If "/tmp" is not mounted 

on a separate partition, the installer will create a file system disk image of 512 Mb 

and mount "/tmp" on the newly created disk image with the "no exec" directive. 

Under most circumstances, 512 Mb is sufficient for the "/tmp" partition; however, 

your system may require additional space. It is therefore recommended that you 

include a separate partition for the "/tmp" mount point (sized according to your 

size specification) prior to installing cPanel. 

Minimum CPU/RAM/HD: 

P266 

256 Meg of ram 

4 Gig of space 

To install WebHost Manager 

cPanel

Make sure you are logged in as root. 

# cd /home 

# wget http://layer1.cpanel.net/latest 

Note: For FreeBSD, you need to download and untar the latest installer package 

from http://www.cpanel.net/. 

# sh latest 

The installer has now started, and will take between 30 and 60 minutes 

depending on your machine. If you are asked any questions press the Enter key, 

or q if there is no default. After the installation is complete, you need to setup 

WebHost Manager   refer to Logging on for the First Time for more information. 

NOTE: You must be on a stable internet connect to install cPanel. If your shell 

session disconnects during the installation of cPanel, the installation will be 

aborted. You can restart the installation by using "sh latest" again however, we 

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