{"id":180,"date":"2011-09-29T06:14:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-29T06:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/?p=180"},"modified":"2026-05-12T17:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T12:08:10","slug":"how-to-reset-the-plesk-admin-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-the-plesk-admin-password\/","title":{"rendered":"How to reset the Plesk Admin password via Command Line"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you forget the administrator password for Plesk, you can reset it directly from the command line using the built-in Plesk utility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prerequisites<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before proceeding, ensure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Root SSH access to the server<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plesk installed on the server<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Basic knowledge of Linux command line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Implementation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 1: Login to the Server<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Login to the server as the root user via SSH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 2: Navigate to Plesk Admin Binary Directory<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Run:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"generic\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">cd \/usr\/local\/psa\/admin\/bin\/<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 3: Set the New Password<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Execute the following command and replace <code>newpass<\/code> with your preferred password:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"generic\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">export PSA_PASSWORD='newpass'<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 4: Reset the Admin Password<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Run:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"generic\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">.\/ch_admin_passwd<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This will reset the Plesk administrator password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Verification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the command completes successfully, login to the Plesk panel using the new password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using the Plesk password reset utility, administrators can quickly reset the admin password from the command line and regain access to the control panel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction If you forget the administrator password for Plesk, you can reset it directly from the command line using the 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