How can I change my Plesk admin password?
Overview
Parallels Plesk Panel allows a server administrator to set up new websites, reseller accounts, e-mail accounts, and DNS entries through a web-based interface. The administrator can create client and site templates, which predetermine resource-allocation parameters for the domains and/or clients.
This guide will show you how to change or reset your Plesk administrator password.
NOTE:
Please allow up to 15 minutes for your Plesk admin password to change.
Instructions
Via the AccountCenter
- Log into your AccountCenter.
- Click on the primary domain for your (dv) Dedicated-Virtual Server.
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Click on Change Plesk Password, see Figure 1 below:

Figure 1: The administrator password can be easily changed. -
Type in your new password then click on Change Password, see Figure 2:

Figure 2: Enter your password twice.TIP:
The Plesk admin user is also the root MySQL user. Please remember to update your database connection information with your new password.
Via SSH
- Connect to your server via SSH.
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Run this command:
export PSA_PASSWORD='NEW_PASSWORD' ; /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/ch_admin_passwd; unset PSA_PASSWORD -
Next, run this command:
/etc/init.d/psa start
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