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Where is the Qmail log file located in a Linux Plesk VPS?

January17

You can find the location of the Qmail log file by viewing the syslog configuration file:
cat /etc/syslog.conf

generally the path to it on a Plesk based CentOS VPS will be:

/usr/local/psa/var/log/maillog

Please note a different control panel may have the logfile in a different location.

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Forgot the Plesk password on a Windows Plesk VPS

January17

Log into your VPS using Remote Desktop.

1. Click the start menu and select “Run”
2. Enter the following command:

“C:\SWsoft\Plesk\admin\bin\plesksrvclient.exe” –get

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“Please Wait Loading” pop-up shows continuously while login to Plesk.

January16

In order to fix this issue you will be required to disable magic_quotes_runtime and magic_quotes_sybase in the Plesk control panel PHP configuration file /usr/local/psa/admin/conf/php.ini.

These options have to be Off by default:

magic_quotes_runtime = Off
magic_quotes_sybase = Off

You can now restart Plesk and check.

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Enable passive mode for FTP in Plesk Panel

November23

Enable passive mode for FTP in Plesk Panel

Log in as “root” to the server.

Edit the ProFTPD configuration file.

1. Issue the command vi /etc/proftpd.conf
2. Add the following lines anywhere within the [Global] section:

PassivePorts 49152 65534

3. Save the file

Log in to Parallels Plesk Panel as “admin”, go to Modules > Firewall, and click Edit Firewall Configuration.

Click Add Custom Rule.

Specify the following:

1. Rule name
2. Direction: select Incoming.
3. Action: select Allow.
4. Ports: in the Add port input box, enter the value 49152-65534. Leave the TCP option selected, and click Add.
5. Click OK.
6. Click Activate, and then click Activate again.

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Plesk Retrieve keys – open or save ‘key_update.php’

November19

Plesk Retrieve keys – open or save ‘key_update.php’

The plesk license key can be retrieved via plesk control panel

Plesk >> Server >> License Management >> Retrieve keys

Sometimes, when you click on “Retrieve keys”, you will get a download prompt to open or save the ‘key_update.php’ file.

Check the log file /usr/local/psa/admin/logs/httpsd_error_log

In case you get the error “xmlrpc_client.c:675: assertion failed”,

Restart Plesk Control Panel to perform correct startup configuration.

# /usr/local/psa/admin/bin/httpsdctl stop
# /usr/local/psa/admin/bin/httpsdctl start

# /etc/init.d/psa stop
# /etc/init.d/psa start

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Service Unavailable message while accessing Plesk.

November9

If you get the message “Service Unavailable” while accessing Plesk:

Check the EventViewer – Open Administrative Tools >> Event Viewer.

There if you see the following W3SVC-WP (IIS6) error messages:

Could not load all ISAPI filters for site/service. Therefore startup aborted.
OR
The HTTP Filter DLL C:\Program Files\Helicon\ISAPI_Rewrite3\ISAPI_Rewrite.dll failed to load. The data is the error.

To fix this, all you need to do is -

1. Remove filter from IIS manager:

IIS >> Web Sites >>Properties >>ISAPI filters

2. Disable that filter in Web Server Extensions.

3. Restart IIS

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