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
The Linux command results in:
Job for sw-cp-server.service failed because the control process exited with error code
Ubuntu 18, Plesk Obsidian.
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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.
Hello IONOS Support
Thank you for the notice.
The article author has fixed it.
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.
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
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