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How to change name of subscription’s system user in Plesk?

Question

How to change the name of the subscription's system user?

Answer

  1. Log into Plesk.
  2. Go to Subscriptions > example.com > Web Hosting Access > System user section.
  3. Change the name of the system user in the Username* field and press the OK button:
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    Web Hosting Access menu

 

Solution using the SSH access

  1. Log into the server via SSH.
  2. Execute the command below to change system user of the example.com subscription to johndoe:

    # plesk bin subscription --update example.com -login johndoe

    Note: replace the johndoe with the name of the required system user.

Solution using the RDP access

  1. Log into the server via RDP.
  2. Open the command prompt as an Administrator.
  3. Execute the command below to change system user of the example.com subscription to johndoe:

    C:> plesk bin subscription --update example.com -login johndoe

    Note: replace the johndoe with the name of the required system user.