Question

 How to retrieve/change Plesk admin password on Windows?

Answer

Additionally to the the password reminder option available on the Plesk login screen, you can use the plesksrvclient.exe utility to set up a new password or retrieve an existing one.

1. To change admin's password with dialog window execute %plesk_bin%\\plesksrvclient.exe from File Explorer.

   

2. Also, it is possible to change and retrieve admin's password by Command Line Interface:

3. To set up a new password use the following command:

       "%plesk_bin%\\plesksrvclient" -set <new_password>
      

4. To retrieve the current password use the following command:

       "%plesk_bin%\\plesksrvclient" -get
      

5. To forward admin's password to a file, use the "-nogui" option:

       "%plesk_bin%\\plesksrvclient" -get  -nogui > plesk_password.txt
      

   Plesk password wil lbe written to plesk_password.txt file.

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