{"id":226,"date":"2022-02-10T07:50:45","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T07:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=226"},"modified":"2022-02-16T10:25:50","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T10:25:50","slug":"changing-your-root-password-on-a-plesk-server","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/articles\/changing-your-root-password-on-a-plesk-server\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing your root password on a Plesk server."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you have Plesk installed to your server, you\u2019ll be able to change your root password via the interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Log in to Plesk installed to your server, you\u2019ll be able to change it from the interface. When logged in, first select &#8220;<strong>Users<\/strong>&#8221; on the left-hand side of the page.&#8221; to find the option.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/plesk-password-change-root-1024x314.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/plesk-password-change-root-1024x314.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/plesk-password-change-root-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/plesk-password-change-root-768x236.png 768w, https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/plesk-password-change-root-50x15.png 50w, https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/plesk-password-change-root.png 1381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Select the name of the user you then want to modify. In this case, we\u2019ve selected &#8220;<strong>Administrator<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/plesk-password-change-admin-1024x312.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/plesk-password-change-admin-1024x312.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/plesk-password-change-admin-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/plesk-password-change-admin-768x234.png 768w, https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/plesk-password-change-admin-50x15.png 50w, https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/plesk-password-change-admin.png 1381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>3. You can then select &#8220;<strong>Change Settings&#8221;,<\/strong> which will take you to a page with a number of user options. Amongst these is an option to change your password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"902\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/plesk-preferences.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/plesk-preferences.png 902w, https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/plesk-preferences-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/plesk-preferences-768x271.png 768w, https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/plesk-preferences-50x18.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Alternatively, you can change your password via the homepage of Plesk. In the top right-hand corner, just select your user, followed by &#8220;<strong>Edit Profile&#8221;<\/strong>. The following page will also have an option to change your password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"get-in-touch\"><strong>Get in touch<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need advice on Plesk, we\u2019re here to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Call us on 0333 247 0222: <\/strong>Monday &#8211; Friday, 9am \u2013 5.30pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"chat-to-us-on-livechat-monday-friday-9am-5-30pm\"><strong>Chat <strong>with<\/strong> us on LiveChat:<\/strong> Monday &#8211; Friday, 9am &#8211; 5.30pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"write-to-us-send-us-a-support-ticket-from-your-simply-portal-and-we-ll-get-back-to-you-as-soon-as-we-can-https-portal-simplyhosting-com-site-login\"><strong>Write to us:<\/strong> Send us a support ticket from your <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.simplyhosting.com\/site\/login\/\">Simply portal<\/a> and we\u2019ll get back to you as soon as we can. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t have an account with Simply Hosting yet, you can also send our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplyhosting.com\/info\/contact-us\">Sales team<\/a> an enquiry and we&#8217;ll get back to you between <strong>9am<\/strong> and <strong>5.30pm<\/strong>, <strong>Monday<\/strong> to <strong>Friday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have Plesk installed to your server, you\u2019ll be able to change your root password via the interface. Log in to Plesk installed to your server, you\u2019ll be able to change it from the interface. When logged in, first select &#8220;Users&#8221; on the left-hand side of the page.&#8221; to find the option. 2. 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