Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Retrieve / Recover Plesk Admin Password (Windows)

Log on to your webserver
Go to start -> run -> cmd c:\cd "%plesk_bin%"
(The %plesk_bin% here stands for c:\program files\swsoft\plesk\admin\bin folder in case of 'by default' installation)

Now give the command plesksrvclient -get you will get your Plesk password in a popup. Coooool.... isnt it ?

Migrate / Move Plesk License Key (Windows)

Follow the steps to migrate the Plesk control panel license key ..

1) Log in to the source server
2) Take Command window
3) Go to Plesk Bin folder (usually the command "cd %plesk_bin%" takes you there)
4) Give the command "keymng --fetch >> c:\license.psa"  (You may change the location as your wish)

Now open the Plesk control panel which needs the new key..

Go to "Server --> License Management --> Upload Key"
Browse for the fetched key and upload it...

Thats it...