Plesk
Logs
Error log: /var/log/sw-cp-server/error_log and /var/log/sw-cp-server/sw-engine.log
Access log: /usr/local/psa/admin/logs/httpsd_access_log
Panel log: /usr/local/psa/admin/logs/panel.log
Services
Stop: /etc/init.d/psa stop
Start: /etc/init.d/psa start
Restart: /etc/init.d/psa restart
Configuration
PHP config: /usr/local/psa/admin/conf/php.ini
Panel config: /usr/local/psa/admin/conf/panel.ini
Web server config: /etc/sw-cp-server/conf.d/plesk.conf
Web Presence Builder
Logs
Error log: /usr/local/psa/admin/logs/sitebuilder.log
Install/upgrade logs: /usr/local/sb/tmp/
No service control (working via sw-cp-server service)
Configuration
/usr/local/sb/config
/etc/sw-cp-server/conf.d/plesk.conf
/usr/local/psa/admin/conf/php.ini
SSO
Logs
Error log: /var/log/sw-cp-server/error_log
SSO log: /var/log/sso/sso.log
Services
No service control (works via sw-cp-server service)
Manage settings: /usr/local/psa/bin/sso
Configuration
/etc/sso/sso_config.ini
/etc/sw-cp-server/conf.d/sso.inc
Backup Manager
Logs
Backup logs: /usr/local/psa/PMM/logs/backup-
Restore log: /usr/local/psa/PMM/logs/restore-
Functionality is controlled by the Plesk control panel service
Configuration
/etc/psa/psa.conf
Plesk Migrator
Configuration
/usr/local/psa/var/modules/panel-migrator/conf/
Logs
/usr/local/psa/var/modules/panel-migrator/logs/
Migration Manager
Logs
/usr/local/psa/PMM/logs/migration-
Functionality is controlled by the Plesk control panel service.
Health Monitor Manager
Logs
/usr/local/psa/admin/logs/health-alarm.log
Services
Stop: /etc/init.d/sw-collectd stop
Start: /etc/init.d/sw-collectd start
Restart: /etc/init.d/sw-collectd restart
Configuration
/usr/local/psa/admin/conf/health-config.xml
/usr/local/psa/var/custom-health-config.xml
/etc/sw-collectd/collectd.conf
Health Monitor Notification Daemon
Logs
/usr/local/psa/admin/logs/health-alarm.log
Services
Stop: /etc/init.d/psa-health-monitor-notificationd stop
Start: /etc/init.d/psa-health-monitor-notificationd start
Restart: /etc/init.d/psa-health-monitor-notificationd restart
Configuration
/usr/local/psa/admin/conf/health-config.xml
/usr/local/psa/var/custom-health-config.xml
MySQL
Logs
/var/log/mysqld.log
Services
Stop: /etc/init.d/mysqld stop
Start: /etc/init.d/mysqld start
Restart: /etc/init.d/mysqld restart
Configuration
/etc/my.cnf
/etc/mysql/my.cnf (Debian/Ubuntu)
PostgreSQL
Logs
/var/lib/pgsql/pgstartup.log
Services
Stop: /etc/init.d/postgresql stop
Start: /etc/init.d/postgresql start
Restart: /etc/init.d/postgresql restart
Configuration
/var/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf
Apache
Logs
Global Access and Error logs: /var/log/httpd/
Domain logs: /var/www/vhosts//logs
Services
Stop: /etc/init.d/httpd stop
Start: /etc/init.d/httpd start
Restart: /etc/init.d/httpd restart
Configuration
/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
/etc/httpd/conf.d/zz010_psa_httpd.conf (includes generated configuration files with the rest of the vhosts and server configuration)
NOTE: On SuSE, Debian, and Ubuntu, the service is called “apache2”. The path to its logs is /var/log/apache2 and the path to configs is /etc/apache2.
NGINX
Logs
Error log: /var/log/nginx/error.log
Access log: /var/log/nginx/access.log
Domain logs: /var/www/vhosts//logs/proxy_access*_log
Services
Stop: /etc/init.d/nginx stop
Start: /etc/init.d/nginx start
Restart: /etc/init.d/nginx restart
NOTE: To disable nginx, go to “Tools & Settings > Services Management” and stop nginx from there.
Configuration
/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
/etc/nginx/conf.d/zz010_psa_nginx.conf (includes generated configuration files with the rest of the vhosts’ and server configuration)
Tomcat
Logs
/var/log/tomcat5/*
Services
Stop: /etc/init.d/tomcat5 stop
Start: /etc/init.d/tomcat5 start
Restart: /etc/init.d/tomcat5 restart
Configuration
/etc/tomcat5/server.xml
FTP
Logs
/usr/local/psa/var/log/xferlog
/var/log/secure
No service control (works via xinetd service)
Configuration
/etc/xinetd.d/ftp_psa
/etc/proftpd.conf
/etc/proftpd.include
Xinetd
Logs
/var/log/messages
Services
Stop: /etc/init.d/xinetd stop
Start: /etc/init.d/xinetd start
Restart: /etc/init.d/xinetd restart
Configuration
/etc/xinetd.conf
/etc/xinetd.d/* (files with “.” in the name are ignored)
BIND
Logs
/var/log/messages
Services
Stop: /etc/init.d/named stop
Start: /etc/init.d/named start
Restart: /etc/init.d/named restart
Configuration
/etc/named.conf
NOTE: In Debian/Ubuntu, the service is called “bind9.”
Courier-IMAP
Logs
/usr/local/psa/var/log/maillog
Services
Stop: /etc/init.d/courier-imap stop
Start: /etc/init.d/courier-imap start
Restart: /etc/init.d/courier-imap restart
Configuration
/etc/courier-imap/imapd
/etc/courier-imap/imapd-ssl
/etc/courier-imap/pop3d
/etc/courier-imap/pop3d-ssl
Postfix
Logs
/usr/local/psa/var/log/maillog
Services
Stop: /etc/init.d/postfix stop
Start: /etc/init.d/postfix start
Restart: /etc/init.d/postfix restart
Configuration
/etc/postfix/master.cf
/etc/postfix/main.cf
Qmail
Logs
/usr/local/psa/var/log/maillog
Services
Stop: /etc/init.d/qmail stop
Start: /etc/init.d/qmail start
Restart: /etc/init.d/qmail restart
Configuration
Control files in /var/qmail/control/
/etc/xinetd.d/smtp_psa
/etc/xinetd.d/smtps_psa
/etc/xinetd.d/submission_psa
Horde
Logs
Error log: /var/log/psa-horde/psa-horde.log
No service control (works via Apache web-server)
Configuration
/etc/psa-webmail/horde/horde.conf
/etc/psa-webmail/horde/horde/conf.php
Roundcube
Logs
Error log: /var/log/plesk-roundcube/errors
No service control (works via Apache web-server)
Configuration
/etc/psa-webmail/roundcube/*
Mailman
Logs
/var/log/mailman/*
Services
Stop: /etc/init.d/mailman stop
Start: /etc/init.d/mailman start
Restart: /etc/init.d/mailman restart
Configuration
/etc/httpd/conf.d/mailman.conf
/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/mm_cfg.py
/etc/mailman/sitelist.cfg
SpamAssassin
Logs
/usr/local/psa/var/log/maillog
Services
Stop: /etc/init.d/spamassassin stop
Start: /etc/init.d/spamassassin start
Restart: /etc/init.d/spamassassin restart
Configuration
/etc/mail/spamassassin/local.cf
/var/qmail/mailnames///.spamassassin/user_prefs
Parallels Premium Antivirus
Logs:
/usr/local/psa/var/log/maillog
/var/drweb/log/*
Service control:
Stop: /etc/init.d/drwebd stop
Start: /etc/init.d/drwebd start
Restart: /etc/init.d/drwebd restart
Configuration:
/etc/drweb/*
Kaspersky Antivirus
Logs:
/usr/local/psa/var/log/maillog
Service control:
Stop: /etc/init.d/kavehost stop
Start: /etc/init.d/kavehost start
Restart: /etc/init.d/kavehost restart
Configuration:
/opt/kav/sdk8l3/etc/kav-handler.cfg
/etc/kavehost.xml
phpMyAdmin
Logs:
Error log: /var/log/sw-cp-server/error_log
No service control (working via sw-cp-server service).
Configuration:
/usr/local/psa/admin/htdocs/domains/databases/phpMyAdmin/libraries/config.default.php
phpPgAdmin
Logs
Error log: /var/log/sw-cp-server/error_log
No service control (working via sw-cp-server service).
Configuration:
/usr/local/psa/admin/htdocs/domains/databases/phpPgAdmin/conf/config.inc.php
Logrotate
No service control. Executed by the daily maintenance task: /etc/cron.daily/50plesk-daily
Configuration
/usr/local/psa/etc/logrotate.conf
/usr/local/psa/etc/logrotate.d/*
Webalizer
No service control. Executed by the daily maintenance task: /etc/cron.daily/50plesk-daily
Configuration
/srv/www/vhosts/system//conf/webalizer.conf
AWstats
No service control. Executed by the daily maintenance task: /etc/cron.daily/50plesk-daily
Configuration
/usr/local/psa/etc/awstats/awstats.-*.conf
Watchdog (monit)
Logs:
/usr/local/psa/var/modules/watchdog/log/wdcollect.log
/usr/local/psa/var/modules/watchdog/log/monit.log
Service control:
Stop: /usr/local/psa/admin/bin/modules/watchdog/wd –stop
Start: /usr/local/psa/admin/bin/modules/watchdog/wd –start
Restart: /usr/local/psa/admin/bin/modules/watchdog/wd –restart
Configuration:
/usr/local/psa/etc/modules/watchdog/monitrc
/usr/local/psa/etc/modules/watchdog/wdcollect.inc.php
Watchdog (rkhunter)
Logs:
/var/log/rkhunter.log
Service control:
Start: /usr/local/psa/admin/bin/modules/watchdog/rkhunter
Configration:
/usr/local/psa/etc/modules/watchdog/rkhunter.conf
Plesk Firewall
Service control:
Stop: /etc/init.d/psa-firewall stop
Start: /etc/init.d/psa-firewall start
Restart: /etc/init.d/psa-firewall restart
Configuration:
/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
Plesk Firewall (IP forwarding)
Service control:
Stop: /etc/init.d/psa-firewall-forward stop
Start: /etc/init.d/psa-firewall-forward start
Restart: /etc/init.d/psa-firewall-forward restart
Configuration:
/usr/local/psa/var/modules/firewall/ip_forward.active
/usr/local/psa/var/modules/firewall/ip_forward.saved
IP Address Banning (Fail2Ban)
Service control:
Stop: /etc/init.d/fail2ban stop
Start: /etc/init.d/fail2ban start
Restart: /etc/init.d/fail2ban restart
Configuration: A set of IPTables rules. By default:-
iptables -N fail2ban-plesk-login
iptables -A fail2ban-plesk-login -j RETURN
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m multiport –dports 8880,8443 -j fail2ban-plesk-login