{"id":1742,"date":"2021-05-07T16:17:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T15:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=1742"},"modified":"2021-05-07T16:17:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T15:17:07","slug":"changing-your-root-password-on-a-plesk-server","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.register365.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 cPanel\/WHM installed to your server, you\u2019ll be able to change the root password from the interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When logged in, select &#8220;<strong>Users<\/strong>&#8221; on the left-hand side of the page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture1-6-1024x313.png\" alt=\"Plesk Users interface\" class=\"wp-image-1743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture1-6-1024x313.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture1-6-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture1-6-768x235.png 768w, https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture1-6-50x15.png 50w, https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture1-6.png 1378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Select the name of the user you then want to modify. In this case, we\u2019ve selected <strong>Administrator<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture2-8-1024x309.png\" alt=\"Plesk user management\" class=\"wp-image-1745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture2-8-1024x309.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture2-8-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture2-8-768x232.png 768w, https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture2-8-50x15.png 50w, https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture2-8.png 1378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can then select &#8220;<strong>Change Settings<\/strong>&#8220;, which will take you to a page with a number of user options. Among these is an option to change your password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"902\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture3-3.png\" alt=\"Plesk Password Change steps\" class=\"wp-image-1746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture3-3.png 902w, https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture3-3-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture3-3-768x270.png 768w, https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture3-3-50x18.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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<\/strong>&#8220;. The following page will also have an option to change your password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture4-2.png\" alt=\"WHM Edit user profile\" class=\"wp-image-1747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture4-2.png 634w, https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture4-2-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/www.register365.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture4-2-50x21.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have cPanel\/WHM installed to your server, you\u2019ll be able to change the root password from the interface. Step 1 When logged in, select &#8220;Users&#8221; on the left-hand side of the page: Step 2 Select the name of the user you then want to modify. In this case, we\u2019ve selected Administrator. 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