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.
Plesk for Linux
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Connect to a Plesk server via SSH.
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Execute the following command to restart Plesk engine services:
# service sw-engine restart && service sw-cp-server restart
Plesk for Windows Server
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
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Hello 1&1 IONOS
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.
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