Plesk for Windows
kb: how-to
Plesk for Linux
ABT: Group B
Applicable to:
- Plesk for Linux
- Plesk for Windows
Question
- Is it possible to change the name of the Special system FTP user account for a Subscription?
Answer
Solution via Plesk GUI
- Log into Plesk
- Go to Subscriptions > example.com > Hosting & DNS > Hosting > System user's credentials section.
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Change the name of the system user in the Username field
- Press Save
Note: The System user and the Special FTP user usernames are always the same and that is expected
Command-line solution via SSH access (Linux)
- Log into the server via SSH
- Execute the command below to change system user of the
example.com
subscription to johndoe:
# plesk bin subscription --update example.com -login johndoe
Note: replace the johndoe with the name of the required system user.
Command-line solution via RDP access (Windows)
- Log into the server via RDP
- Open the command prompt as an Administrator
- Execute the command below to change system user of the
example.com
subscription to johndoe:
C:\> plesk bin subscription --update example.com -login johndoe
Note: replace the johndoe with the name of the required system user.
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