How to retrieve/reset password of the "admin" user in Plesk for Windows

Question

A password of the Plesk "admin" user is lost.

How to retrieve/reset it?

Answer

Note: If you do not have administrator access ask server administrator to apply this article.

For Plesk Onyx 

1. Connect to a Plesk server via RDP.

2. Start a command prompt as an Administrator and run the command:

plesk bin admin --set-admin-password -passwd "your_new_password"

where 
your_new_password - desired password for Plesk "admin" account.

For Plesk 12.5 and older

1. Connect to a Plesk server via RDP.

2. To view current password, start a command prompt as an Administrator and run the command below. The password will be copied to clipboard.

C:\> "%plesk_bin%\plesksrvclient" -get

3. To set a new password, run the command:

C:\> "%plesk_bin%\plesksrvclient.exe"

In the opened window specify a new password and click OK.

Additional information

• How to retrieve/reset a password of the "admin" user in Plesk for Linux?