skip to Main Content

Incorrect binary permission Child failed to make LIVEAPI connection to cPanel

Incorrect binary permission Child failed to make LIVEAPI connection to cPanel

Today, we will guide you through the steps to resolve the following Softaculous error in cPanel:

Incorrect binary permission: Child failed to make LIVEAPI connection to cPanel

🔧 Step-by-Step Solution

  1. Login via SSH as root
  2. Run the following commands to correct permissions:
chown root:root /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/softaculous/bin/soft
chmod 4555 /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/softaculous/bin/soft

✅ After executing these commands, the issue should be resolved.

Back To Top