Change cPanel Password from a List

#!/bin/bash

# File to store the username and passwords
PASSWORDS_FILE="cpanel_passwords.txt"

# Check if the file exists, if not create it
if [ ! -f "$PASSWORDS_FILE" ]; then
    touch "$PASSWORDS_FILE"
fi

# Function to generate a random password
generate_password() {
    openssl rand -base64 12
}

# Read the list of cPanel usernames from a text file
USERS_FILE="user_list.txt"

# Check if the file exists
if [ ! -f "$USERS_FILE" ]; then
    echo "User list file not found: $USERS_FILE"
    exit 1
fi

# Clear passwords file
> "$PASSWORDS_FILE"

# Read each line of the file, change password for each user, and store username and password
while IFS= read -r USER; do
    PASSWORD=$(generate_password)
    /usr/local/cpanel/bin/whmapi1 passwd strength=strong user="$USER" pass="$PASSWORD"
    echo "Password changed for $USER"
    echo "Username: $USER, Password: $PASSWORD" >> "$PASSWORDS_FILE"
done < "$USERS_FILE"

echo "cPanel usernames and passwords have been stored in $PASSWORDS_FILE"