Applicable to:
- Plesk for Linux
- Plesk for Windows
Question
How to restart the Plesk service?
Answer
Plesk service can be restarted only with the direct access to the server.
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Connect to a Plesk server via SSH.
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Run the following command to restart the Plesk services:
# service sw-engine restart && service sw-cp-server restart
There are 3 different ways to restart the Plesk Management Service on Windows Server.
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Restarting via Plesk Services Monitor
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Connect to a Plesk server via RDP.
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Start Plesk Services Monitor from the tray > Select Plesk Management Service under the Plesk Run-Time section > Click Restart.
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Restarting via a command prompt
- Connect to a Plesk server via RDP.
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Start a command prompt as an Administrator and run the following commands one by one:
C:\> net stop plesksrv
net start plesksrv
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Restarting via Services MMC
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Connect to a Plesk server via RDP.
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Start Services at Windows Start > All Programs > Windows Administrative Tools.
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In the Services console, right-click on Plesk Management Service and click Restart.
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Comments
6 comments
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Hello IONOS Support
Thank you for the notice.
The article author has fixed it.
The Linux command results in:
Job for sw-cp-server.service failed because the control process exited with error code
Ubuntu 18, Plesk Obsidian.
Hello Joe
Please, try this solution: https://support.plesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/213407689
In case this wouldn't help, consider submitting a request for Plesk Support.
I apply on Plesk/Centos/VM on GCP, via SSH on VM, but "[danielkrpchen@plsk-cent-hst-gcp-m-1-vm sw]$ sw-engine restar
t && service sw-cp-server restart
Could not open Repository at "/etc/sw/keys": Cannot open file
: /etc/sw/keys/info
Could not open input file: restart
Hi there Daniel Chen
Thanks for the question.
It looks like permissions on the directory /etc/sw/keys or its subdirectories are incorrect on your server. Try the solution from this KB article.
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