Parallels Plesk Password Operations

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For Windows

To view/get the Parallels Plesk "admin" password:

  • Log in as administrator via rdp
  • Start > Run > C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\admin\bin\plesksrvclient.exe -get
  • Be sure to include the quotes with this command


To reset the Parallels Plesk "admin" password:

  • Same as above without the "-get"
  • Enter new password when prompted


To unlock the Parallels Plesk "admin" account after too many failed login attempts:

  • Log in as administrator via rdp
  • Start > Run > C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\MySQL\bin\mysql.exe -u admin -p -P8306 -D psa -e DELETE FROM lockout
  • Be sure to include the quotes with this command
  • Enter admin password when prompted

For Linux

To view/get the Parallels Plesk "admin" password:

  • Log in as root via ssh
  • #cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow

=== To reset Parallels Plesk admin password in Linux

  • cd /usr/local/psa/admin/bin/
  • bin]# export PSA_PASSWORD='newpass' where 'newpass' is newpassword that you want to reset to
  • bin]# ./ch_admin_passwd ----> this will save the new password
  • bin]# cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow---> will show you the new password

To unlock the Parallels Plesk "admin" account after too many failed login attempts:

  • Log in as root via ssh
  • #mysql -uadmin -p -P8306 -D psa -e 'delete from psa.lockout where 1=1'
  • Enter admin password when prompted
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