How to recreate system users for Plesk on Windows

Connect to the server via RDP

Restore Plesk Administrator and service accounts:

C:> plesk sbin usermng –install-plesk-admin
plesk sbin usermng –install-psaadm
plesk sbin usermng –install-service-accounts

Restore Plesk user groups:

C:> plesk sbin usermng –install-panel-users-group

Restore system users for all subscriptions:

C:> plesk bin repair –repair-all-webspaces-system-users

Sync passwords with the system users:

C:> plesk bin repair –synchronize-impersonation-storage

Create File Sharing users:

C:> plesk sbin websrvmng –create-fs-users

Restore anonymous accounts:

C:> plesk sbin websrvmng –configure-anonymous-access

Reconfigure Plesk IIS sites:

C:> plesk sbin websrvmng –configure-plesk-website

Repair IIS bindings:

C:> plesk repair –web -y

Sync Application Pools passwords

C:> plesk sbin websrvmng –update-accounts-password

Repair site preview:

C:> plesk bin repair –reconfigure-site-preview

Repair FTP sites:

C:> plesk bin repair –reconfigure-ftp-sites

Fix Windows Registry permissions

C:> plesk sbin ApplySecurity –apply-to-plesk-registry
plesk sbin ApplySecurity –apply

Restart Plesk services:

C:> plesk sbin plesksrv -restart

Recreate MailEnable users IME_ADMIN and IME_USER:

1. Start the MailEnable Installer:

   C:> “%plesk_dir%Mail ServersMail EnableBinMEInstaller.exe”

   OR

   C:> “C:Program Files (x86)Mail EnableBinMEInstaller.exe”

2. Select the second entry (Web application reconfigure)

3. Enter the new password for system users and click on Ok

4. Select (MailEnable WebMail) MailEnable Webmail IIS binding for webmail and click Next

5. Uncheck Configure web admin as an IIS Virtual Directory and click on Next

Connect to the server via RDP.

Open Local Users and Groups snap-in by executing the following command in command prompt:

C:> lusrmgr.msc

In case the server is a domain controller, Active Directory Users and Computers should be opened instead:

C:> dsa.msc

Re-create Plesk Administrator user. It must be a member of Administrators group.

Starting from Plesk Onyx, it can be done with the command below:

C:> plesk sbin usermng.exe –install-plesk-admin

Re-create Parallels Panel users group.

Run Plesk Reconfigurator > Repair Plesk installation tool and check options Plesk Server Accounts, Plesk Services.

In Local Users and Groups (or Active Directory Users and Computers) snap-in create IUSRPLESK_sqladmin user and repair MSSQL Webadmin:

C:> “%plesk_cli%/repair” –reconfigure-mssql-webadmin-site
C:> “%plesk_cli%/repair” –update-mssql-users-permissions

Re-create Plesk system users as follows:

C:> “%plesk_cli%/repair” –repair-all-webspaces-system-users
C:> “%plesk_cli%/repair” –regenerate-web-server-users-password
C:> “%plesk_bin%dbclient.exe” –direct-sql –sql=”SELECT displayName FROM domains” > domains.txt
C:> for /f “skip=1” %i in (domains.txt) do “%plesk_dir%binrepair.exe” –reconfigure-web-site -web-site-name %i
C:> “%plesk_dir%binrepair.exe” –synchronize-protected-directories-storage
C:> “%plesk_dir%binrepair.exe” –repair-all-webspaces-security
C:> “%plesk_dir%binrepair.exe” –synchronize-impersonation-storage
C:> “%plesk_dir%binrepair.exe” –synchronize-protected-directories-storage
C:> for /f “skip=1” %i in (domains.txt) do “%plesk_dir%binrepair.exe” –repair-webspace-security -webspace-name %i

Re-create FTP…