Question
The password of the Plesk "admin" user is lost. How to get/reset it?
Answer
Logging in to Plesk without the password
Use a one-time login link to log in to Plesk without a password.
To generate the one-time login link:
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Additional step for Plesk for Windows: start the Command Prompt as Administrator.
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Run the following command to generate two links: one - to access Plesk by its hostname, another - by server IP address:
# plesk login
Note: If a server hostname is not resolvable from the Internet, hostname link will not be generated.
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Copy the generated link and open it in a web browser.
Resetting Plesk 'admin' password
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Additional step for Plesk for Windows: start the Command Prompt as Administrator.
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Run the command below replacing
<your_new_password>
with your new password of choice and keeping" "
on the sides:# plesk bin admin --set-admin-password -passwd "<your_new_password>"