How to disable access to Plesk for root or administrator users?

Ivan Kamnev

Updated January 13, 2026 19:11

Plesk for Windows kb: how-to Plesk for Linux ABT: Group A

Applicable to:

Plesk for Linux
Plesk for Windows

Question

How to disable access to Plesk for root (Plesk for Linux) or Administrator (Plesk for Windows) users?

Answer

Log into Plesk.
Go to Extensions > My Extensions > Panel.ini Editor > Open > Editor.

Note: in case of the Panel.ini Editor is absent in Extensions > My Extensions, install it using the solution from here.
Add the text below at the end of the file:

CONFIG_TEXT: [login]
systemAdmin = false
Press the Save button.

Solution using the SSH access (Plesk for Linux)

Log into the server via SSH.
Using the vi text editor open the /usr/local/psa/admin/conf/panel.ini file.
Add the text below at the end of the document and save the changes:

CONFIG_TEXT: [login]
systemAdmin = false

Solution using the RDP access (Plesk for Windows)

Log into the server via RDP.
Open the %plesk_dir%admin\conf\panel.ini file with any text editor.
Add the text below at the end of the document and save the changes:

CONFIG_TEXT: [login]
systemAdmin = false

Note: There is no possibility to disable access to Plesk for the admin user.
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