Updating Domain Administrator Logins in your Plesk Control Panel

Updating the password for any Domain Administrator accounts that you have enabled for particular domains is very easy, and largely depends on what version of Plesk you are using.  Your control panel should always tell you the version you are using on the first page you see when you log in; as the directions for updating the password change from one panel version to another, you should also be able to discover this by following the appropriate directions below.

Plesk 8.x

Click on Domains under General in the left hand navigation bar.

Click on the domain you would like to update the Domain Administrator password for.

Click on Domain Administrator under Domain.

Under Preferences you can enter the new password, twice.  Scroll down and click on OK.  The password has now been changed.

Please note you can also disable Domain Administrator access on this page.

Plesk 9.x

Click on Domains under Main Menu in the left hand navigation bar.

Click on the domain you would like to update the Domain Administrator password for.

Click on Domain Administrator Access under Domain Administration.

Under Preferences you can enter the new password, twice.  Scroll down and click on OK.  The password has now been changed.

Please note you can also disable Domain Administrator access on this page.

Password Best Practices

There are a few tips we would strongly suggest you use when updating any passwords.

We recommend that you use a solution such as Keepass or LastPass to save your passwords.  This is in preference to making your passwords memorable, or saving them in your browser.

Both solutions can autogenerate secure passwords for you - we recommend you use this feature.

Passwords should be at least 8 characters in length, and use a mixture of upper and lower case letters, as well as numerics.  Passwords such as letmein or 123456 are an invitation to be compromised!