Posts tagged Plesk
Resync the IIS anonymous username and password on my Plesk server (windows)
Jan 15th
When trying to access your domain, you are receiving a login prompt for a username and password. If you click ‘cancel’ on this prompt, you will receive the following HTTP error:![]()
HTTP Error 401.1 – Unauthorized: Access is denied due to invalid credentials.
Internet Information Services (IIS)
This indicates that the anonymous username and password configured in IIS for your domain are not correct. On a Plesk server, there is a tool included that will automatically resync this login information in IIS. To resync the anonymous username and password for one of your domains, issue the following command from a command prompt (replace yahoo.com with your domain name):
“C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\admin\bin\websrvmng.exe” – -update-anon-password – -domain-name=thesupportsystem.co.uk
Usefull Plesk SQL Statements
Jan 13th
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FTP ACCOUNTS
SELECT account_id AS ‘ID’, login AS ‘USERNAME’, password AS ‘PASSWORD’, home AS ‘HOMEDIR’ FROM sys_users S, accounts A WHERE S.account_id = A.id;
MAIL ACCOUNTS
For all Domains
SELECT account_id AS ‘ID’, mail_name AS ‘USERNAME’, password AS ‘PASSWORD’, postbox as ‘MAILBOX?’, name AS ‘DOMAIN’, redir_addr as REDIRECT FROM mail M, domains D, accounts A WHERE M.account_id = A.id AND M.dom_id = D.id ORDER BY name;
Admin account locked out of Plesk Control Panel
Dec 30th
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Q. My admin user account locked due to multiple failed logins. How do I reset Admin account which is in locked status under Plesk
Control Panel?
A. For your safety Plesk lock out admin account after multiple failed logins. There are two ways to fix this problem.
- Wait for 30-45 minutes and your admin account will be automatically reset.
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Windows Plesk “Admin” Password
Dec 24th
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If you forget your Plesk admin password on a windows box and you have RDP / Desktop access then you can do the following:
Open a command prompt and type (depending on where Plesk has been installed):
“C:\Program Files\Parallels\Plesk\admin\bin\plesksrvclient.exe” -get
You should see a prompt box appear with the Plesk password. To copy and paste the password, click anywhere on the pop up window (Apart from the OK) and then do a copy <Ctrl><C>. Then click [OK] and you should be able to paste the password into your Plesk login page.
Default Website for an IP address in Plesk
Dec 23rd
Setting the default domain for a server on a specific IP address.![]()
This process will allow a user to browse the site using the IP address (Possibly for testing)
Login to Plesk:
- Go to Server” (8.x) or Settings (9.x) on the left hand side
Note: You can also get to the IP addresses in 9.x from the home screen under Server
Where Do I Change the Server Default Plesk Holding Page (linux)
Dec 23rd
If domain name is resolved to the Plesk server IP, but such VirtualHost does not exist in Apache configuration because there is no such domain in Plesk or this domain was disabled, then the following page is shown:
Resolution
Default pages are located in HTTPD_VHOSTS_D/default/htdocs (non-SSL) and HTTPD_VHOSTS_D/default/httpsdocs (SSL) folders accordingly. You can replace them with your own ones if it is needed.
HTTPD_VHOSTS_D is a variable that specifies a path to virtual hosts location and may vary depending on operating system and Plesk version, this path is defined in /etc/psa/psa.conf configuration file.
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PCI Compliance for Plesk (linux)
Dec 23rd
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PCI Scanning stands for “Payment Card Industry” scanning. It involves having a PCI ASV (Approved Scanning Vendor) scan any and all IP addresses that the public has access to, related to your website or your site’s transaction process.
The following guide assumes you are working with a Plesk 8.6 (or above) installation on RedHat Enterprise or CentOS Linux. You will need shell / root access to your server running Plesk, if you do not have shell / root access then you will need to ask your server hosts to make the changes.
WARNING:This document does not serve as a comprehensive source for PCI compliance advice. The reader is expected to have some basic systems administration experience. Do not copy and paste examples directly from this document without first understanding their implications.
