Question
How to grant a subscription user SSH access to its home directory?
Answer
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Go to Domains > example.com > Web Hosting Access.
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Select a user shell in the Access to the server over SSH field.
Note: To learn more about different types of the shells, visit this this KB article.
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Click OK to apply the changes.
Now, to connect to the Plesk server as a subscription user via SSH, use the Username under System user in Web Hosting Access.
Video instructions
https://youtu.be/3_nS9tL3p2g
- Log in to Plesk.
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Go to Service Plans > plan_name > Hosting Parameters.
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Select a user shell in the SSH access to the server shell under the subscription’s system user drop-down list.
Note: To learn more about different types of the shells, visit this this KB article.
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Additional step: To propagate the new user shell to existing subscriptions, go to Service Plans > plan_name > Default > Permissions tab and set Management of access to the server over SSH to Not Allowed.
- Click Update & Sync to apply the changes and synchronize subscriptions with the service plan.
Additional Information
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To allow Plesk users manage the option Access to the server over SSH in their panel, enable the option Management of access to the server over SSH at Service Plans > plan_name > Hosting Permissions.
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Use the SSH Terminal Plesk extension to access the server from the Plesk interface.
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The feature to provide SSH access to a particular directory (for example,
/var/www/vhosts/example.com/httpdocs/) is not implemented in Plesk yet. If you would like to see this functionality in Plesk, vote for this feature on Plesk UserVoice. The top-ranked suggestions are likely to be included in the next versions of Plesk.
