How To Fix PHP Selector: "No selector dir for user XXX" Cloudlinux

Fix the CloudLinux PHP Selector error No selector dir for user XXX Step-by-step guide to resolve missing selector directory issues for users

How To Fix PHP Selector: "No selector dir for user XXX" Cloudlinux

🐘 Fix: PHP Selector Not Accessible After Account Migration on CloudLinux

After migrating an account, a user may be unable to access the PHP Selector.
An error like the following is displayed when attempting to use it:

📸 Screenshot example: Screenshot_20220424_102457.png


🖥️ Environment

  • CageFS

  • PHP Selector


✅ Solution

🔹 Step 1: Rebuild PHP Selector for the User

Run the following commands (replace $USER with the actual cPanel username):

# /usr/sbin/cagefsctl --rebuild-alt-php-ini $USER
# /usr/sbin/cagefsctl --force-update && /usr/sbin/cagefsctl -m $USER

🔹 Step 2: If the Issue Affects All New Accounts

Reinstall the required packages and reinitialize CageFS:

# yum reinstall lvemanager cagefs alt-python27-cllib
# cagefsctl -r 

⚠️ Cause

This issue is caused by the absence of the .cl.selector directory in the user’s home directory.
That directory is critical because it contains the main configuration files required for the Selector to work properly.

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