Question
The password for the Plesk “admin” user is lost.
How to retrieve or reset it?
Answer
Note: in case logging in for the first time, use Build-in Windows Administrator credentials (the same that used for accessing the server via RDP).
For Plesk Obsidian and Plesk Onyx 17.8
Retrieving the password
Starting from Plesk Onyx 17.8, it is not possible to get admin password in Plain text. However, it is possible to generate one time login link to get into Plesk with the following command after logging into the server using RDP:
C:> plesk login
Resetting the password
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Connect to a Plesk server using RDP.
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Start a command prompt as an Administrator and run the command:
C:> plesk bin admin –set-admin-password -passwd “your_new_password”
where your_new_password – desired password for Plesk “admin” account.
For Plesk Onyx 17.5
Retrieving the password
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Connect to a Plesk server using RDP.
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Start a command prompt as an Administrator and run the command below. The password will be copied to clipboard.
C:> “%plesk_bin%plesksrvclient” -get
Resetting the password
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Connect to a Plesk server using RDP.
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Start a command prompt as an Administrator and run the command:
C:> plesk bin admin –set-admin-password -passwd “your_new_password”
where your_new_password – desired password for Plesk “admin” account.
Note: in case it is not configured otherwise, it is possible to log into Plesk with Administrator username using password for RDP.
