Symptoms
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An attempt to remove IP address in Tools & Settings > IP Addresses fails:
The IP address 203.0.113.2 is already used for hosting
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DNS service is not installed or disabled on the server:
# plesk bin server_dns --info
The DNS service is not installed. ​
Cause
Plesk bug PPPM-11183 that is planned to be fixed in one of the next Plesk updates.
Plesk doesn't update the records in its database in case the DNS service is disabled/not installed.:
# plesk db "SELECT d.name,ip.ip_address FROM DomainServices ds INNER JOIN IpAddressesCollections ipac ON ds.ipCollectionId = ipac.ipCollectionId INNER JOIN domains d ON d.id = ds.dom_id JOIN IP_Addresses ip on ipac.ipaddressid=ip.id WHERE ds.type = 'mail' and ipac.ipAddressId = (select id from IP_Addresses where ip_address='203.0.113.2') GROUP BY d.name ASC;"
​+-------------+----------------+
​| name | ip_address |
​+-------------+----------------+
​| example.com | 203.0.113.2 |
​+-------------+----------------+
Resolution
Until the bug is fixed, use the following workaround to switch mail to another IP address and to be able to remove the IP address:
Plesk for Linux
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Connect to the server using SSH.
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Find the domains using the IP address to be removed:
# plesk db "SELECT d.name,ip.ip_address FROM DomainServices ds INNER JOIN IpAddressesCollections ipac ON ds.ipCollectionId = ipac.ipCollectionId INNER JOIN domains d ON d.id = ds.dom_id JOIN IP_Addresses ip on ipac.ipaddressid=ip.id WHERE ds.type = 'mail' and ipac.ipAddressId = (select id from IP_Addresses where ip_address='203.0.113.2') GROUP BY d.name ASC;"
+-------------+----------------+
| name | ip_address |
+-------------+----------------+
| example.com | 203.0.113.2 |
+-------------+----------------+ -
Find the IP address used for web hosting on this domain:
# plesk bin domain --info example.com | grep -i "IP address"
IP address: 203.0.113.3 -
Select the option Send from domain IP addresses in Tools & Settings > Mail Server Settings > Outgoing mail mode and click OK at the bottom of the page to apply the change.
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Update the domain to use the same IP for web and mail hosting:
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for one domain:
# plesk bin domain -u example.com -mail-service-ip 203.0.113.3
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for all affected domains:
# for i in $(plesk db -Nse "SELECT d.name FROM DomainServices ds INNER JOIN IpAddressesCollections ipac ON ds.ipCollectionId = ipac.ipCollectionId INNER JOIN domains d ON d.id = ds.dom_id JOIN IP_Addresses ip on ipac.ipaddressid=ip.id WHERE ds.type = 'mail' and ipac.ipAddressId = (select id from IP_Addresses where ip_address='203.0.113.2') GROUP BY d.name ASC;"); do plesk bin domain -u $i -mail-service-ip 203.0.113.3; done
Note: Replace the IP address 203.0.113.2 in the above command with the one to be removed, and 203.0.113.3 with the one to be used instead for mail hosting.
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Roll back to the previous setting in Tools & Settings > Mail Server Settings > Outgoing mail mode and click OK at the bottom of the page to apply the change.
Plesk for Windows
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Connect to the server using RDP.
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Create a file with the list of affected domains where…
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