This section describes how to stop, start, and restart services managedby Panel, and access their logs and configuration files.
Plesk web interface
To start the service through the command line:
To stop the service through the command line:
To restart the service through the command line:
Plesk log files are located in the following directories:
- Error Log:
/var/log/sw-cp-server/error_log - Access log:
/var/log/plesk/httpsd_access_log
The mailserver utility is used to manage Plesk mail server settings. By using this utility, you can perform the following tasks: setting the relaying mode for the mail server. Setting the maximum message size that can be accepted by the mail server. Enabling, disabling, and configuring spam protection service.
- Plesk Premium Antivirus based on Dr.Web.
- Retrieving data of an additional license key This packet retrieves data of the additional license key with number PLSK00 and name antivir-drweb-4, which is the license key allowing using such additional Plesk feature as DrWeb Antivirus.
Panel configuration files are the following:
- php:
$PRODUCT_ROOT_D/admin/conf/php.ini - www:
/etc/sw-cp-server/applications.d/plesk.conf
Presence Builder
Log files are located in:
- Error log:
/var/log/httpd/sitebuilder_error.log - Logs:
/usr/local/sitebuilder/tmp/
Configuration files are accessible at:
/usr/local/sitebuilder/config/usr/local/sitebuilder/etc/php.ini
phpMyAdmin
The error log is located in:
/var/log/sw-cp-server/error_log
The configuration file is accessible at:
/usr/local/psa/admin/htdocs/domains/databases/phpMyAdmin/libraries/config.default.php
Plesk Drweb Daemon
phpPGAdmin
The error log is located in:
/var/log/sw-cp-server/error_log
The configuration file is accessible at:

/usr/local/psa/admin/htdocs/domains/databases/phpPgAdmin/conf/config.inc.php
DNS / Named / BIND
To start the service through the command line:
To stop the service through the command line:
To restart the service through the command line:
Log files are located in:
/var/log/messages
The configuration file is accessible at:
/etc/named.conf
FTP (ProFTPD)
Log files are located in:
/var/log/plesk/xferlog
Configuration files are accessible at:
/etc/xinetd.d/ftp_psa/etc/proftpd.conf/etc/proftpd.include
Courier-IMAP
To start the service through the command line:
To stop the service through the command line:
To restart the service through the command line:
Log files are located in:
Configuration files are accessible at:
/etc/courier-imap/imapd/etc/courier-imap/imapd-ssl/etc/courier-imap/pop3d/etc/courier-imap/pop3d-ssl
QMail
To start the service through the command line:
To stop the service through the command line:
To restart the service through the command line:
Log files are located in:
/var/log/plesk/maillog
Configuration files are accessible at:
/etc/xinetd.d/smtp_psa/etc/xinetd.d/smtps_psa/etc/xinetd.d/submission_psa/etc/inetd.conf(Debians)/var/qmail/control/
Postfix
To start the service through the command line:
To stop the service through the command line:
To restart the service through the command line:
Log files are located in:
/var/log/plesk/maillog
Configuration files are accessible at:
/etc/postfix/
SpamAssassin
To start the service through the command line:
To stop the service through the command line:
To restart the service through the command line:
Log files are located in:
/var/log/plesk/maillog
Configuration files are accessible at:
/etc/mail/spamassassin//etc/mail/spamassassin/local.cf/var/qmail/mailnames/%d/%l/.spamassassin
Odin Premium Antivirus
To start the service through the command line:
To stop the service through the command line:
To restart the service through the command line:
Log files are located in:
/var/log/plesk/maillog
Configuration files are accessible at:
/etc/drweb/
Kaspersky antivirus
To start the service through the command line:
To stop the service through the command line:
To restart the service through the command line:
Log files are located in:
/var/log/maillog/var/log/mail.log
Configuration files are accessible at:
/opt/kav/sdk8l3/etc
Tomcat
To start the service through the command line:
To stop the service through the command line:
To restart the service through the command line:
Log files are located in:
/var/log/tomcat5/
Configuration files are accessible at:
/usr/share/tomcat5/conf/
MySQL
To start the service through the command line:
To stop the service through the command line:
To restart the service through the command line:
Log file is located in:
/var/log/mysqld.log
The configuration file is accessible at:
/etc/my.cnf
PostgreSQL
To start the service through the command line:
To stop the service through the command line:
To restart the service through the command line:
Startup log is located in:
/var/lib/pgsql/pgstartup.log
The configuration file is accessible at:
/var/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf
xinetd
To start the service through the command line:
Plesk Webstat
To stop the service through the command line:
To restart the service through the command line:
Log files are located in:
/var/log/messages/
The configuration file is accessible at:
/etc/xinetd.conf
Watchdog (monit)
To start the service through the command line:
To stop the service through the command line:
To restart the service through the command line:
Log files are located in:
/var/log/plesk/modules/watchdog/log/wdcollect.log/var/log/plesk/modules/watchdog/log/monit.log
Configuration files are accessible at:
/usr/local/psa/etc/modules/watchdog/monitrc/usr/local/psa/etc/modules/watchdog/wdcollect.inc.php
Watchdog (rkhunter)
Log is located in:
/var/log/rkhunter.log
The configuration file is accessible at:
/usr/local/psa/etc/modules/watchdog/rkhunter.conf
Apache
To start the service through the command line:
To stop the service through the command line:
To restart the service through the command line:
Log files are located in:
/var/log/httpd//var/www/vhosts/<domain_name>/statistics/logs/
Configuration files are accessible at:
/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/etc/httpd/conf.d//var/www/vhosts/<domain_name>/conf/httpd.include
Mailman
To start the service through the command line:
To stop the service through the command line:
To restart the service through the command line:
Log files are located in:
/var/log/mailman/
Configuration files are accessible at:
/etc/httpd/conf.d/mailman.conf/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/mm_cfg.py/etc/mailman/sitelist.cfg
AWstats
To start the service through the command line:
Configuration files are accessible at:
/usr/local/psa/etc/awstats/
Webalizer
To start the service through the command line:
Configuration files are accessible at:
/var/www/vhosts/<domain_name>/conf/webalizer.conf
Backup Manager
Backup logs are located in:
/var/log/plesk/PMM/sessions/<session>/psadump.log/var/log/plesk/PMM/sessions/<session>/migration.log/var/log/plesk/PMM/logs/migration.log/var/log/plesk/PMM/logs/pmmcli.log
Restore logs are located in:
/var/log/plesk/PMM/rsessions/<session>/conflicts.log/var/log/plesk/PMM/rsessions/<session>/migration.log/var/log/plesk/PMM/logs/migration.log/var/log/plesk/PMM/logs/pmmcli.log
The configuration file is accessible at:
/etc/psa/psa.conf
Plesk Migration Manager
Migration logs are located in:
/var/log/plesk/PMM/msessions/<session>/migration.log/var/log/plesk/PMM/rsessions/<session>/migration.log/var/log/plesk/PMM/rsessions/<session>/conflicts.log/var/log/plesk/PMM/logs/migration.log/var/log/plesk/PMM/logs/pmmcli.log/var/log/plesk/PMM/logs/migration_handler.log
Horde
Log is located in:
/var/log/psa-horde/psa-horde.log
Configuration files are accessible at:
Apache configuration
/etc/httpd/conf.d/zzz_horde_vhost.conf/etc/psa-webmail/horde/conf.d/
Horde configuration:
Atmail
Log files are located in:
/var/log/atmail/
Configuration files are accessible at:
- Apache configuration
/etc/httpd/conf.d/zzz_atmail_vhost.conf/etc/psa-webmail/atmail/conf.d/
- Atmail configuration:
/etc/psa-webmail/atmail/atmail.conf/var/www/atmail/libs/Atmail/Config.php
psa-logrotate
To start the service through the command line:
Configuration files are accessible at:
/usr/local/psa/etc/logrotate.conf/usr/local/psa/etc/logrotate.d/
Samba
To start the service through the command line:
To stop the service through the command line:
To restart the service through the command line:
Log files are located in:

/var/log/plesk/samba/
Configuration files are accessible at:
/etc/samba/smb.conf/etc/samba/smb.conf.include
psa-firewall
To start the service through the command line:
To stop the service through the command line:
To restart the service through the command line:
Configuration files are accessible at:
/usr/local/psa/var/modules/firewall/firewall-active.sh/usr/local/psa/var/modules/firewall/firewall-emergency.sh/usr/local/psa/var/modules/firewall/firewall-new.sh
psa-firewall (IP forwarding)
To start the service through the command line:
To stop the service through the command line:
To restart the service through the command line:
Configuration files are accessible at:
/usr/local/psa/var/modules/firewall/ip_forward.active/usr/local/psa/var/modules/firewall/ip_forward.saved
psa-vpn
To start the service through the command line:
To stop the service through the command line:
To restart the service through the command line:
The configuration file is accessible at:
/usr/local/psa/var/modules/vpn/openvpn.conf
