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Configuring Server With Init_conf.exe Utility

Init_conf.exe utility allows you to perform initial configuration of Plesk right after its installation, without logging into Plesk interface. This is useful for automatic installations of Plesk Server Administrator. Using this utility, you can:

Init_conf.exe is located in %plesk_dir%admin\bin\. Available commands and options are listed in tables below.

Usage:
init_conf.exe command [options]

Example of usage:
init_conf.exe --init -shared_ips add:192.168.1.1. -hostname somewhere.com -name "Administrator" -passwd "MyPass" -def_client

Available commands

Command

Parameter

Action

Example

--init

 

Initializes Plesk Server Administrator (may be specified only for non-configured Plesk Server Administrator)

Examples of Plesk Server Administrator initialization are provided in the following table.

--update or -u

 

Updates administrator contact information

Examples of updating various administrator contact information are provided in the following table

--help or -h

 

Displays help on the utility usage

To see help information about init_conf.exe utility usage:

init_conf.exe --help

Available options

Option

Parameter

Note

Example

-shared_ips

add:<ip1>,<ip2>,..,<ipN>

Marks IP addresses as shared IPs (may be specified only with the init command)

To add shared IP addresses to IP pool:

init_conf.exe --init -shared_ips add:192.168.1.1

-hostname

<domain_name>

Sets the hostname (may be specified only with the init command)

To set a hostname:

init_conf.exe --init -hostname somewhere.com

-company

<string>

Adds administrator's company name

To add administrator's company name:

init_conf.exe --update -company 'Administrator's Company'

-name

<string>

Adds administrator's contact name (required for creation)

To add administrator's name:

init_conf.exe --init -name 'John Doe'

-passwd

<password>

Adds administrator's control panel password (required for creation)

To add administrator's password:

init_conf.exe --init -passwd somepassword

-phone

<number>

Adds administrator's phone number

To update administrator's contact information with phone number:

init_conf.exe --update -phone 555-5555

-fax

<number>

Adds administrator's fax number

To update administrator's contact information with fax number:

init_conf.exe --update -fax 333-3333

-email

<string>

Adds administrator's e-mail address

To update administrator's contact information with e-mail address:

init_conf.exe --update -email 'Admin@somewhere.com'

-addr

<string>

Adds administrator's address

To update administrator's contact information with address:

init_conf.exe --update -addr 'Streetname bld. 1'

-city

<string>

Adds administrator's city

To update administrator's contact information with city:

init_conf.exe --update -city 'New York'

-state

<string>

Adds administrator's state/province

To update administrator's contact information with state or province:

init_conf.exe --update -state 'NY'

-pcode

<string>

Adds administrator's postal/zip code

To update administrator's contact information with zip code:

init_conf.exe --update -pcode '77568'

-country

<string>

Adds administrator's country code (two alphabetic characters)

To update administrator's contact information with country (Australia):

init_conf.exe --update -country 'Au'

-def_client

 

Creates the default client account 'My Domains' for Administrator (may be specified only with the init command)

To create the default user account:

init_conf.exe --init -def_client

See Also

Creation Utilities

Changing Control Panel Appearance With Server_pref.exe Utility

Managing IP Addresses With Ipmanage.exe Utility

Client Account Management With Client.exe and Client_pref.exe Utilities

Managing Domains With Domain.exe and Domain_pref.exe Utilities

Managing Web Users With Webuser.exe Utility

Managing Databases With Database.exe Utility

Managing Mail Accounts With Mail.exe Utility

Managing Mailing Lists With Maillist.exe Utility

Managing Spam Filtering With Spamassassin.exe Utility

Managing Web Protection For Domain Directories With Protdir.exe Utility

Managing Anonymous FTP Service With Anonftp.exe Utility

Managing Subdomains With Subdomain.exe Utility