Plesk Repair operation fails on a Windows server: The system cannot find the file specified. (Error code 2) at Open file 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\conf\httpsd.pem'

Symptoms

• The following error appears when running Plesk Reconfigurator > Repair Plesk Installation > with the selected Plesk Services option:

  CONFIG_TEXT: The system cannot find the file specified. (Error code 2) at Open file 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\conf\httpsd.pem'

• Plesk may be inaccessible.

Cause

The file %plesk_dir%admin\conf\httpsd.pem is missing.

Resolution

1. Connect to the server via RDP
2. Download the attached file to the server: httpsd.pem
3. Copy the downloaded file to the %plesk_dir%admin\conf\ directory