Applicable to:
- Plesk for Linux
- Plesk for Windows
Question
What is the default username and password for Plesk?
Answer
The default username for Plesk UI is 'admin'. Such user has Plesk Administrator permissions and cannot be removed or renamed. There is no default password, it is getting automatically generated after installation. Plesk admin password is set during the first login.
If you don't know the password, contact your hosting provider's support or server's administrator.
Also, it is possible to login to Plesk if you have SSH/RDP connection.
Check also the article Is it possible to change admin login in Plesk? for additional details.
The password can be obtained by the following instructions:
How to retrieve/reset a password of the "admin" user in Plesk for Linux
How to retrieve/reset a password of the "admin" user in Plesk for Windows
Comments
2 comments
Is this the "built-in Administrator account" referenced in this answer ?
Hello @Jean-Luc,
"built-in Administrator account" is a default administrator account in Windows.
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