{"id":2385,"date":"2025-02-03T00:27:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T00:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/?p=2385"},"modified":"2026-02-03T11:10:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T11:10:06","slug":"how-to-change-your-cpanel-email-account-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/how-to-change-your-cpanel-email-account-password\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change your cPanel Email Account Password"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9vhhj1jL_tY?rel=0;si=vHHcMUgZTUp84HTi\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There are three ways to change your cPanel mailbox password. You can do this either by using the Email Account menu, the User Manager menu, or directly from Webmail.<\/p>\n<p><b>Password change tips:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your password must be at least 8 characters and contain at least 1 uppercase character, 1 lowercase character, and 1 number.<\/li>\n<li>Use a combination of 8+ characters for a strong password.<\/li>\n<li>Your mailbox password cannot contain spaces or the following characters: &amp;, +, &#8216;.<\/li>\n<li>These characters can be used: [a-zA-Z0-9#!@$%^*()_=&#8221;?.,\/;:&lt;&gt;`{|}~-[]].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/how-to-change-your-cpanel-email-account-password\/#Using_the_Email_Accounts_menu\" >Using the Email Accounts menu:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/how-to-change-your-cpanel-email-account-password\/#Using_Webmail\" >Using Webmail<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_the_Email_Accounts_menu\"><\/span>Using the Email Accounts menu:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Log in to <strong>cPanel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Navigate to the <strong>Email Accounts<\/strong> menu.<\/p>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"f8f8f9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f8f8f9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2388 aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CMS-711x400.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"711\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CMS-711x400.avif 711w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CMS-768x432.avif 768w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CMS-png.avif 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Find the necessary email address and click the <b>Manage<\/b>\u00a0option.<\/p>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"f2f4f5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f2f4f5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2389 size-medium aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CMS-1-png-e1738540660612-800x368.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CMS-1-png-e1738540660612-800x368.avif 800w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CMS-1-png-e1738540660612-768x353.avif 768w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CMS-1-png-e1738540660612.avif 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Navigate to the Security field and enter a new password. Alternatively, you can use the\u00a0<b>Generate<\/b>\u00a0option to create a password.<\/p>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"f7f6f3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f7f6f3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2390 aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CMS-2-711x400.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"711\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CMS-2-711x400.avif 711w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CMS-2-768x432.avif 768w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CMS-2-png.avif 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click\u00a0<b>Update Email Settings<\/b>\u00a0to save the changes.<\/p>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"f2f4f6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f2f4f6;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2391 size-medium aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CMS-3-png-e1738540753530-800x143.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CMS-3-png-e1738540753530-800x143.avif 800w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CMS-3-png-e1738540753530-768x138.avif 768w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CMS-3-png-e1738540753530.avif 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14.4px; color: #333333;\">Once the changes are saved, you\u2019ll see a confirmation message at the top of the page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"f5f6f5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f5f6f5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2392 size-medium aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-02T234218.863-png-e1738540947281-800x309.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-02T234218.863-png-e1738540947281-800x309.avif 800w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-02T234218.863-png-e1738540947281-768x297.avif 768w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-02T234218.863-png-e1738540947281.avif 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20.16px; color: #333333;\">Using the User Manager menu:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\">Log in to <strong>cPanel.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Navigate to the <strong>User Manager<\/strong> menu.<\/p>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"fafaf9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #fafaf9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2393 size-medium aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T000144.379-png-e1738541114941-800x237.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T000144.379-png-e1738541114941-800x237.avif 800w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T000144.379-png-e1738541114941-768x227.avif 768w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T000144.379-png-e1738541114941.avif 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Find the relevant email address and click the\u00a0<b>Change Password<\/b>\u00a0option.<\/p>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"f4f4f4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f4f4f4;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2394 size-medium aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T000442.918-png-e1738541296717-800x243.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T000442.918-png-e1738541296717-800x243.avif 800w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T000442.918-png-e1738541296717-768x233.avif 768w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T000442.918-png-e1738541296717.avif 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enter a new password in the\u00a0<b>Security Information<\/b>\u00a0field.<\/p>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"f8f8f8\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f8f8f8;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2395 aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T001202.713-711x400.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"711\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T001202.713-711x400.avif 711w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T001202.713-768x432.avif 768w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T001202.713-png.avif 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click\u00a0<b>Save<\/b>\u00a0at the bottom to confirm the changes.<\/p>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"f9f9f9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f9f9f9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2396 aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T001904.439-711x400.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"711\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T001904.439-711x400.avif 711w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T001904.439-768x432.avif 768w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T001904.439-png.avif 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_Webmail\"><\/span>Using Webmail<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Login into the Webmail.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the <strong>email address<\/strong> displayed on the top-right corner of the webmail and click on the \u201c<strong>Password &amp; Security<\/strong>\u201d option from the listed menu.<\/p>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"e6e7e9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e6e7e9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2397 aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T003940.927-711x400.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"711\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T003940.927-711x400.avif 711w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T003940.927-768x432.avif 768w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T003940.927-png.avif 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Type the new password that you want to use for your email account in both boxes \u201c<strong>New Password<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c<strong>Confirm New Password,<\/strong>\u201d and then click the button \u201c<strong>Save<\/strong>\u201d to reset your old password with the new password.<\/p>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"dee2df\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dee2df;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2398 size-medium aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T004339.719-png-e1738541410369-800x355.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T004339.719-png-e1738541410369-800x355.avif 800w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T004339.719-png-e1738541410369-768x341.avif 768w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-02-03T004339.719-png-e1738541410369.avif 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With these steps, you can successfully change your cPanel email password. Happy Hosting\ud83c\udf1f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff There are three ways to change your cPanel mailbox password. You can do this either by using the Email Account menu, the User Manager menu, or directly from Webmail. Password change tips: Your password must be at least 8 characters and contain at least 1 uppercase character, 1 lowercase character, and 1 number. 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