Question

What is the default username and password for Plesk?

Answer

Plesk Onyx does not support --show-password option due to security reasons. Use one of the following command to generate a one-time login link while you are connected to the server using SSH:

• For Linux
  

  # plesk login
  # plesk bin admin --get-login-link
  

By default, the username is admin. Alternatively, login can be done using root username.

• For Windows
  

  # plesk login
  # plesk bin admin --get-login-link
  

By default, the username is admin . Alternatively, login can be done using administrator username

Plesk 12.5 generates temporary password during Plesk installation that can be retrieved the following way:

• For Linux
  

  /usr/local/psa/bin/admin --show-password
  # plesk bin admin --show-password
  

By default, the username is admin. Alternatively, login can be done using root username.

• For Windows
  

  "%plesk_bin%"\\plesksrvclient.exe -get
  

By default, the username is admin . Alternatively, login can be done using administrator username

Plesk 11.0 has password generated automatically for administrator account and can be retrieved:

• For Linux
  

  # /usr/local/psa/bin/admin --show-password
  

By default, the username is admin . Alternatively, login can be done using root username.

• For Windows
  

  "%plesk_bin%"\\plesksrvclient.exe -get
  

By default, the username is admin . Alternatively, login can be done using administrator username

Plesk 10.x and earlier uses the following default username and password after setup:

Default username: admin 
Default password: setup