Passwords are very case sensitive and most of the times it happens that users forgets important passwords. Here in this tutorial we are going to show how to reset plesk root password using shell and command prompt.

Reset Plesk Root Password with Shell : Plesk Linux

This can be done using the “ch_admin_passwd” binary.

[root@plesklinux root]# cd /usr/local/psa/admin/bin/

[root@plesklinux bin]# ./ch_admin_passwd —help

./ch_admin_passwd: Utility to set Plesk adminstrator’s password

Gets password from the environment variable PSA_PASSWORD

Password should be from 5 to 16 symbols and must not contain login name, whitespace, quotes or national characters

[root@plesklinux bin]# export PSA_PASSWORD=’newpass’

[root@plesklinux bin]# echo $PSA_PASSWORD
newpass

[root@plesklinux bin]# ./ch_admin_passwd

[root@plesklinux bin]# export PSA_PASSWORD=

[root@plesklinux bin]# cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow
newpass

[root@plesklinux bin]#

Reset Plesk Admin Password Using Command Prompt: Plesk Windows

Plesk Windows Root Password can also be retrieved and reset with the help of the plesksrvclient binary located in the %plesk_bin% directory.

Open your Windows Command Prompt and type the following command and hit the Enter button:

cd %plesk_bin%

It will enter in to the directory where the Plesk’s Bin folder is located.

In order to get the existing root password, enter:

plesksrvclient.exe -get

It will show the existing password on a popup window. To copy it on clipboard click the Ok button.

To set a new password, enter above command without “-get”:

plesksrvclient.exe <NEWPASS>

It will enable you to insert a new desired password for your Plesk Admin login.

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Windows hosting servers are best to host website and it supports different Microsoft technologies and   due to different activities on hosting resources in server if primary mail server ip address is blocked in any spam checker sites ( eg BARRACUDA,SORBS-SPAM etc) then there is only one solution, that is change the mail server ip address on the server.

You can easily change the mail server ip address in cpanel by using /etc/mailips file. The same as in PLESK you can also change the outgoing mail server ip address by using “/var/qmail/control/smtproutes”file.

Steps to change the mail server ip address in PLESK :

1) First check the domain name which is hosted on the Windows hosting server by using following file
cat/var/qmail/control/rcpthosts
domain1.com
domain2.com
domain3.com
domain4.com
domain5.com

2) By default the “/var/qmail/control/smtproutes” file is not present on PLESK server, you need to create it.
vi /var/qmail/control/smtproutes

3) Then add the new ip address in the following format.
domain1.com:192.168.x.2
domain2.com:192.168.x.2

4) Save the file and restart qmail
/etc/init.d/qmail restart

Note: Please replace the “192.168.x.2” to original ip address and the “yourdomain.com” equal the original domain name.

We assume that you have already logged in to your Plesk control panel. Now, lets see how to change your customer’s FTP and Frontpage passwords in Plesk.

Step 1: On the Plesk control panel home screen, scroll below and click the customer’s domain name.

Step 2: On the domain page, Click the “Setup” icon under the “Hosting” section.

Step 3: On the “Physical hosting setup page” scroll down to “Account Preferences” and enter the following credentials as shown in the image below:

New FTP Password :
Confirm Password :

Step 4: After entering the new FTP password, Scroll down to Frontpage Support. If the particular customer had Frontpage support enabled, this is where you will be able to change his/her FTP password.

Frontpage Admin’s Password :
Confirm Password :

Step 5: Finally, scroll down and hit the “OK” button to finish. It will end up by showing you a message “Info: Physical hosting settings on domain xyz.com have been updated.”.

That’s it! Your customer’s FTP and Frontpage Password has been changed successfully. Now, you know how to change or modify your customer’s FTP and Frontpage password using your web reseller hosting Plesk control panel. For security reasons, you should remind your customer’s to change their passwords often to prevent the hacking attempts.

The following tutorial will show you how to configure and manage crontabs in Plesk, uk windows hosting control panel. Crontab will allow you to automatically run scheduled tasks on the server, and if  selected, receive automatic email showing the results.

Step 1: Login into your Windows Plesk control panel home, navigate to Additional Tools and click on Scheduled Tasks. See image below:

Step 2: Select the name of the user for whom you wish to manage the crontab and click on the “Next” button. See image below:

Step 3: Likely, you will see two options Schedule New Task & Preferences. Click on the Preferences option and enter the desired email address where you wish to send the cron reports and hit the “OK” button. See image below:

Let’s see, How to Set up a New Cron Job.

Step 4: Click on the Schedule New Task option. It will come up with a new page saying Editing the Crontab task for (username). See image below:

Step 5: Enter the following details:

• Switched on: Make sure the box is checked.

Enter the specific parameters in the following to set the frequency of the task.

• Minutes: Enter the desired minutes
• Hour: Enter the desired hours
• Day of the Month: Enter * to select whole month.
• Command: In this field, enter the path of the file that will execute the crontab. For ex: usr/bin/python-s/var/mailman/cron/checkdbs , and click on OK button.

Once you click on the OK button the page will reload and display a new page conveying a message “Information: New task has been scheduled.” Below that message you will see that a new task has been scheduled set up as shown in the image below.

If you want to edit the existing task simply click the existing task to edit it or if you want to suspend the existing task tick the check-box and click on the Remove button. See image below:

Once you hit the remove button it will show you a confirmation page as shown in the image below:

To confirm the removal of task tick the check-box and hit the OK button. It will again show you a message saying “Information: Scheduled task has been removed.”

Now, you are able to manage crontab in Plesk. Good Luck !!

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How to install SSL using Plesk ?

The video tutorial describes precisely what steps you must follow inorder to install an SSL Certificate (Secure Socket Layer Certificate) in Plesk web hosting control panel.

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NOTE : Check our High Definition video on this topic here : Steps to Install SSL in Plesk

If you face any issues with it and need an assistance, please contact our Support department via. Live Chat or send an email to support@eukhost.com.

How to change DNS in Plesk ?

Using Plesk hosting control panel, users can make amendments to their DNS settings of every added domain . Plesk administrator allows the user to make changes to the DNS settings, but it is crucial to have enough knowledge about DNS before proceeding with any changes.

WARNING : An inappropriate DNS setting can result in a malfunction of web, emails and the FTP services.

What are the Types of DNS Records ?

Five types of DNS records exist, namely :

A Address (Records) – This setting is responsible for translating the host name with the IP address.

CNAME (Canonical Name) – CNAME is required for creating additional host names or aliases or canonical names for hosts.

NS (Name Server) – It defines the relation between a domain name and the name servers that holds the information about the domain.

MX (Mail Exchange) – It holds the information about the delivery destination of emails originating from a particular domain name.

PTR (Pointer) – The PTR is responsible for defining the IP address and host name of individual hosts in the domain. Translates the IP addresses into host names.

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Excerpt

The Plesk control panel is capable of retrieving the default DNS settings from DNS Server configuration. Users can make amendments to these values according to their needs and requirements. The following steps should be followed :

Step 1 :Log into the Plesk control panel that is installed on the domain for which you wish to amendments to the DNS.

Step 2 : Look for the DNS icon for accessing the DNS settings

Step 3 : You should be able to see the DNS Zone Status ie. either ON or OFF. By default the Status

is Switched ON.

Step 3a : You can make changes to the status by hitting the Enable/Disable icon.

Step 3b : Upon switching the DNS zone off, the page would get refreshed, after which the list of nameservers would be shown.

Step 3c : In-case you have remote DNS, and wish to switch the DNS OFF for a particular domain, it is necessary to create relevant NS entries for that domain and remove the irrelevant name server entries.

Step 3d : Users can make a quick test run on these NS by choosing any of them. Choosing any name server would perform an NSLookup and checks the DNS records of a particular domain on particular name server. NSLookup is used for verifying the A record for the domain, the CNAME record for www, and the MX record for ensuring if the records are resolved appropriately on the remote name server. Whatever the results may be, they are shown in the GUI.

Step 4 : To proceed with adding a DNS record, you must choose the type of record you wish to create and click Add Record. There are different setup procedures for different record types. To create DNS entries for a particular DNS zone, you need to include the name of the for every entry. For avoiding errors, there are certain fields that cannot be changed within this zone.

Step 4a : You must enter the domain name for which you wish to change/create the A record. In-case you want to define the A record for primary domain, you must let the field remain blank. While, incase you wish to defining an A record for a name server, you must enter the relevant details about the name server (ie. ns1). Further, you must enter the relevant IP address for which you wish to link up the domain. Select OK to save the entered details.

Step 4b : Enter the domain name for which you need to create the NS record. Do not populate the field if it is for the primary domain. Populate the fields with relevant name server details. You must copy and paste the details that have been provided. Hit the OK tab for saving the entries.

Step 4c : For changing the MX records, you must enter the domain name which you intend to create these records. Again, if it is for the primary domain, you are not required to add anything. Enter the mail server details ie. mail.domainname.com. Choose the priority of mail exchanger. Hit the OK tab for saving the entered details. For convenience, you can remember the rule of thumb  “Lesser the value, higher the Priority”.

Step 4d : Regarding the CNAME record, populate the fields with the alias domain name for the one you want to create the CNAME record. Then, define the domain name within which you want the alias to reside. Hit OK for saving the entries.

Step 5 : For removing the DNS record, you are required to check the box against the appropriate entry and hit the Remove tab. Then, you are required to confirm the removal.

For the purpose of restoring the DNS zone by the DNS template, the IP address can be chosen from the drop-down list for setting in the template, then enter the “www” prefix if necessary, then hit the Default tab for restoration.

You can contact our Support Department via. Live Chat or send an email to support@eukhost.com for any assistance regarding DNS issues.

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How to create an email AutoResponder in Plesk Control Panel ?

The below article would help you understand the procedure to create/enable an email auto responder in Plesk web hosting control panel.

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Step 1 : Log into your dedicated hosting server using Plesk

Step 2 : Look for the Domains icon and Click it

Step 3 : Now look for the domain name for which you wish to enable the auto responder. Click the domain name.

Step 4 : Look for the Create Autoresponder button and Hit it.

Step 5 : Populate the fields in the form.

Step 6 : Check (Tick) the box against Activate Autoresponder option

Step 7 : Hit the Finish button located at the bottom of the screen.

This concludes the steps and the Autoresponder is now activated for your desired domain.

Please get in touch with our Windows Support Department for any assistance with enabling an autoresponder for your domain.

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How to create FTP accounts in Plesk Web Hosting Control Panel ?

Creating FTP accounts in Plesk is a very simple task. You simply need to follow the below steps :

Step 1 : Log-in to your Plesk control panel

Step 2 : Look for the option that says “FTP Accounts” and click the same

Step 3 : You should now get an option which states “ Add New FTP Account ”

Step 4 : Add a desired FTP account name in the adjacent box

Step 5 : You can change the default directory “/httpdocs” by clicking the file icon

Step 6 : Enter the desired FTP password for the account in the two boxes adjacent to the titles “New Password” and “Confirm Password”

Step 7 : You must now set restrictions to the disk space you wish to allot to a particular FTP account

Step 8 : Specify the permissions you wish to allow for the user and accordingly check the boxes against “Read permission ” and “Write permission ”

Step 9 : Click Ok and check using your favorite FTP client whether you are able to login using the details.

How to Delete FTP Account in Plesk ?

An FTP account can be deleted in few simple steps:

Step 1 : In the FTP account manager, you can find a list of FTP accounts

Step 2 : Check the box against the FTP account(s) you wish to delete

Step 3 : On top of the list, you can find an option stating “Remove“, clicking it would display a confirmation screen.

Step 4 : Check the box against “Confirm removal“ and hit the OK tab. This would delete the FTP accounts from Plesk.

No matter if you have an Affordable Web Hosting package or a Dedicated Hosting plan, you can manage your FTP accounts using the FTP Manager.

If you need assistance with creating FTP accounts, please contact our support department via. Live Chat or raise a ticket stating the domain for which you wish to create FTP account(s).

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Plesk Reseller has many technical features which help windows reseller hosting about how to control everything from adding / removing hosting accounts to administering SQL databases. Plesk is the complete integrated server automation system which is used by any individual to increase features like a new, more intuitive end-user interface and its complete with its new version of Plesk features like integrated billing and SiteBuilder software. For a domain registration process you can use  Plesk to add your unique domain name through its control panel on a windows hosting. It is an easy and popular control panel for windows server hosting.

Now lets see how practically we could add a domain to a Plesk :

1) First use your Username and Password to Login into your Plesk control panel.

2) A successful Login will take you to the Parallel Plesk control where you can see different features and option to manage and maintain your hosting resources.

3) Click on the Domains you can find this option on the Dashboard of Plesk. Click on Create Domain to create a new domain for a website.

4) To create a new domain Enter Domain and required field for a new domain. Please leave mail and DNS options checked.

5) Enter FTP UserName and Password in the empty field of Hosting setting. Click next.

6) The new domain has been configured and ready for any kind of configuration.

7) You can set Frontpage extension for this new Domain and can grant permission to the user as well.

8) Click Finish and you have a new Domain and you can easily manage hosting resources for the new Domain.

Plesk Panel or just Plesk in short is known as one of the most multi-functional Control Panels. It goes far beyond the capabilities of the regular web-based tools for managing the server resources your sites need to exist. Plesk is a complete multi-level hosting platform Control Panel, giving the server administrator a wide range of graphic-interface options to set up and maintain a whole hosting business serving the end customer. It is just as good for configuring shared hosting solutions as it is for setting up VPS and dedicated servers. The operating systems supporting Plesk include Fedora, Red Hat, Debian, FreeBSD, SuSE, CentOS, Ubuntu, and Windows.

Lets see how to make DNS changes in Plesk

Once you have logged into your Plesk account the main screen with options like Report, Limits, Preferences, Domain Aliases, Domain User, Register, etc appear. Click on the DNS under the Services section.
Once entered the DNS zone for the specific domain, you see all the DNS zones that have been automatically created in Plesk.

Step 1 : Click on the zone settings from the 3 tabs that are mentioned on the top of the screen viz, General, Zone setting and Transfer Restrictions.
This page allows you to adjust the default TTL (time to live) for all DNS records and following SOA record parameters for the current domain:

SOA Options –

Refresh Interval - This parameter defines the amount of time that should pass from the moment when a secondary name server gets a copy of the zone (or sees that it hasn’t changed ) before it checks to see if it needs a new copy.

Retry Interval - This parameter defines the amount of time that the primary name server(s) should wait, if an attempt to refresh failed, before making another attempt to refresh.

Expire Interval - This parameter defines the amount of time that lets the secondary name server(s) know how long they can hold the information before it is no longer considered authoritative.

Minimum TTL – This parameter defines the amount of time that the records in the zone are valid for (time-to-live or TTL), unless the records have a higher TTL value.

To edit the DNS zone settings for the selected domain, type desired values into each input field and select the appropriate time units from the corresponding drop-down list.

Step 2 : Once the desired fields are edited, click the Set tab

Step 3 : Domain Restriction page is designed for managing the common Access Control List (ACL) that contains all hosts to which DNS zone transfers for all zones are allowed.
To add an entry to the list, in the IP address/mask input fields, enter the IP address or the network address selecting the appropriate subnet mask from the drop down list to the left of the input fields, and click Add Network.

*Note: DNS is a complicated issue. Be sure you know what you are doing before you edit any settings – other wise you could compromise your site’s connectivity.