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Enable SSH Terminal for FTP user within Plesk

  • Applies to: (dv) 3.5, (dv) 4.0

  • Difficulty: Easy

  • Time needed: 10 minutes

  • Tools needed: Plesk administrator access

 
  • Applies to: (dv) 4.0
    • Difficulty: Easy
    • Time Needed: 10
    • Tools Required: Plesk administrator access
  • Applies to: (dv) 3.5
    • Difficulty: Easy
    • Time Needed: 10
    • Tools Required: Plesk administrator access

Overview

The following will show you how to enable the SSH Terminal for any domain in Plesk. This will allow the FTP user to connect using SSH from any computer or from within Plesk.

CAUTION:

(mt) Media Temple only supports the basic operation and up-time of our (dv) & (dpv) Dedicated-Virtuals. Please consult our Scope of Support for further details.

Instructions

  1. Login to Plesk
  2. Click on Domains
    domains
  3. Click on your domain
    clickondomain
  4. You will see the SSH Terminal for your domain is disabled
    sshterm01
  5. Click on Setup
    setup
  6. Select /bin/bash for Shell access to server with FTP user's credentials
    shell
  7. Now you can use the SSH Terminal within Plesk by clicking on the icon or preferably use a SSH Application such as Putty (PC) or Terminal (MAC).
    sshterm02

Instructions

  1. Log into Plesk
  2. Click on Subscription
    domains
  3. Click the control panel link for your domain
    clickondomain
  4. Click the "website & domains" tab, then select "webhosting settings"
    setup
  5. Select /bin/bash for SSH access to server with FTP user's credentials
    shell

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