Resetting the Parallels Plesk Panel Administration Password Linux

This article covers Resetting the Parallels Plesk Panel Administration Password Linux.

This guide is for the following versions of Plesk.

Parallels Small Business Panel 10.x for Linux/Unix

Parallels Plesk Panel 11.x for Linux

Parallels Plesk Panel 10.x for Linux

Parallels Plesk Panel 9.x for Linux/Unix

Parallels Plesk Panel 8.x for Linux/Unix

For PP versions 10.x and above:

Use ${PRODUCT_ROOT_D}/bin/admin utility to prompt the password for user "admin":

Example) /usr/local/psa/bin/admin --show-password

Use ${PRODUCT_ROOT_D}/bin/init_conf to reset the password for user "admin":

Example) /usr/local/psa/bin//init_conf -u -passwd NewPasswordHere

For Plesk Versions up to 9.x:

cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow

authenticates user "admin" by trying to authorize access to the PP database using the password provided.