cpanel lock email account via email address - very basic

lockemailpass

#! /bin/sh
# lock email account password
#  usage: lockemailpass [email protected]
# arg taken is [email protected]

# lock email password for account
for email
do

    user=${email%%@*}  # extract user
    domain=${email##*@}  # extract domain

    # find cpanel account
    account=$(grep "^$domain: " /etc/userdomains | awk '{ print $2 }')

    # work out path of shadow file under user account
    # assumes user home is /home
    epath=/home/$account/etc/$domain
    sed -i -e '/^$user:/s/:/:!/' $epath/shadow
done

# sanitized:
# [svr:/home/acct/etc/domain.com.au]# grep mead passwd
# jmeade:x:760:755::/home/acct/mail/domain.com.au/jmeade:/bin/bash