How to retrieve the Plesk admin password Linux

If you have forgotten your admin password for Plesk, you can retrieve it using the following steps:

  1. SSH to server as root user
  2. Run the following command:
    • /usr/local/psa/bin/admin --show-password

If you have a legacy version of Plesk, you may need to run the following command instead:

cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow


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