sync-child-node-script

## Overview

The `/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/sync_child_accounts` script lets you synchronize the user configuration of a [distributed cPanel account](/knowledge-base/cpanel-product/cpanel-glossary#distributed-cpanel-account). You can use this script when a cPanel account's user configuration falls out of sync between the [parent node](/knowledge-base/cpanel-product/cpanel-glossary#parent-node) and its [child nodes](/knowledge-base/cpanel-product/cpanel-glossary#child-node). In most cases, you should not need to run this script. However, running this script for a synchronized account will **not** make any unwanted changes to a cPanel account.

## Run the script

To run this script on the command line, use the following format:

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/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/sync_child_accounts [options]
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### Options

Use the following options with this script:

| Options     | Description                      | Example       |
| ----------- | -------------------------------- | ------------- |
| `--user`    | Run the script for a distributed cPanel account. | `--user=username` |
| `--all`     | Run the script for all distributed cPanel accounts. {{% callout type="info" header="Note:" %}}You cannot pass both this option and the `user` option.{{% /callout %}} | `--all` |
| `--help`    | Print the script's help information. | `--help` |