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WebPanel => CentOS-WebPanel Bugs => Topic started by: Wonder on July 28, 2026, 11:33:49 AM

Title: Root .ssh directory disappeared (including authorized_keys) after CWP update?
Post by: Wonder on July 28, 2026, 11:33:49 AM

Hello,

I have experienced exactly the same issue on two completely different CWP servers.

Environment:
- CWP on AlmaLinux 8
- Two independent VPSs
- Different providers
- Root SSH on custom port (62424)

On both servers, after a recent CWP update, SSH public key authentication stopped working.

After investigating, I found that the entire directory:

    /root/.ssh

had disappeared.

Not only authorized_keys, but the complete .ssh directory was gone.

I had to recreate:

- /root/.ssh
- authorized_keys
- permissions (700/600)

After restoring them, SSH key authentication immediately started working again.

On one of the servers, CWP also stopped starting because the following file was missing:

    /etc/pki/tls/certs/hostname.crt

The other files still existed:

- hostname.cert
- hostname.bundle
- hostname.key

Creating the missing symbolic link:

    hostname.crt -> hostname.cert

made cwpsrv start again.

I don't know whether both issues are related, but the disappearance of /root/.ssh happened on two different CWP servers, which makes me suspect it could be related to a recent update.

There are no custom maintenance scripts on either server that modify /root/.ssh or SSL certificates.

Has anyone else experienced the complete disappearance of /root/.ssh after a recent CWP update?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Root .ssh directory disappeared (including authorized_keys) after CWP update?
Post by: iraqiboy90 on July 30, 2026, 08:41:10 AM

same here. I suspected CWP but couldnt find logs indicating that.

I had to VNC to the server and readd it there, and it still got wiped next day.

I did it again, and then kept ssh open for several days.

Then started another ssh and it showed an error message indicating that the folder is gone again.
I readded it through the previously opened ssh and it worked fine since then.

Title: Re: Root .ssh directory disappeared (including authorized_keys) after CWP update?
Post by: simonjwoolf on August 18, 2026, 11:33:27 AM

I have had exactly the same issues on three separate instances of CWP Pro, using AlmaLinux 8.10 and AlmaLinux 9.8 in one case.

ie:

 - root's .ssh folder was completely deleted by the update to CWP 1.6
As my servers don't permit login via password, this meant I was no longer able to login via SSH. Luckily I was able to start a console session via my hosting company's control panel, and add back the /root/.ssh directory and the authorized_keys file that CWP deleted

 - the certificate /etc/pki/tls/certs/hostname.crt is removed or renamed to hostname.cert
Since this file is symlinked from the server's actual hostname, eg: MyServerHostname.crt > hostname.crt it then results in CWPro not loading the control panel and failing after a restart.

The solution was to add an additional symlink hostname.cert > hostname.crt

Both these problems are serious since they result in the potential inability for the sysadmin to access the server