The protdir.exe utility serves to manage web protection for domain directories, or, in other words, site areas. The utility allows the following operations:

  • creating, renaming, and removing protected web directories
  • adding and removing users allowed to access protected web directories
  • changing the credentials of the users allowed to access protected web directories

Location

%plesk_cli%

Usage 

protdir.exe <command> [<dir_name>] [
<option 1> <param> [<option 2> <param>] ... [<option N> <param>]
]

Example

The following command creates the ProtectedDir protected directory on domain example.com, adds the JohnDoe user for this directory, and sets the MyPass password for this user.

plesk bin protdir.exe --create ProtectedDir -domain example.com -add_user JohnDoe -passwd MyPass

Commands

Command Parameter Description Example
--create or -c <dir_name>

Creates the protected URL on the specified domain.

Requires -domain option.

To create the protected URL ProtectedDir on example.com:

plesk bin protdir.exe --create ProtectedDir -domain example.com

or

plesk bin protdir.exe -c ProtectedDir -domain example.com

--update or -u <dir_name>

Updates the protected URL. Is meant to change URL and manage its users.

Requires -domain option.

To update ProtectedDir by assigning it a title to be displayed on the dialog box:

plesk bin protdir.exe --update ProtectedDir -domain example.com -title "Welcome to ProtectedDir"

or

plesk bin protdir.exe -u Protected_Dir -domain example.com -title "Welcome to ProtectedDir

--remove or -r <dir_name>

Removes password protection from an URL.

Requires -domain option.

To remove password protection from the URL ProtectedDir from example.com:

plesk bin protdir.exe --remove ProtectedDir -domain example.com

or

plesk bin protdir.exe -r ProtectedDir -domain example.com

--help or -h   Displays help on the use of the utility.

To see the help info on the use of this utility:

plesk bin protdir.exe --help

or

plesk bin protdir.exe -h

Options

Option Parameter Description Example
-domain <domain name>

Specifies the domain name that owns the URL.

Required for all commands, except for --help.

To create the protected URL ProtectedDir on example.com:

plesk bin protdir.exe --create ProtectedDir -domain example.com

-subdomain <subdomain name> Specifies the subdomain name that owns the URL.

To create the protected URL ProtectedDir on photo.example.com:

plesk bin protdir.exe --create ProtectedDir -domain example.com -subdomain photo

-title <string> Specifies the realm of the protected URL, i.e. the description that will be displayed in the authorization window.

To create a realm for the protected URL ProtectedDir on example.com:

plesk bin protdir.exe --update ProtectedDir -domain example.com -title "Welcome to protected directory"

-passwd <password> Specifies the protected URL user password.

To set a password for the ProtectedDir user with the login name JohnDoe to MyPass:

plesk bin protdir.exe --update ProtectedDir -domain example.com -update_user JohnDoe -passwd MyPass

-add_user <login_name> Adds the protected URL user.

To add ProtectedDir user with the login name JohnDoe and the password MyPass on example.com:

plesk bin protdir.exe --update ProtectedDir -add_user JohnDoe -domain example.com -passwd MyPass

-update_user <login_name> Updates the protected URL user.

To change the ProtectedDir user’s login name from JohnDoe to John on example.com:

plesk bin protdir.exe --update ProtectedDir -update_user JohnDoe -user_name John -domain example.com

-remove_user <login_name> Removes protected URL user.

To remove the ProtectedDir user with the login name JohnDoe on the domain example.com:

plesk bin protdir.exe --update ProtectedDir -remove_user JohnDoe -domain example.com

-user_name <login_name>

Sets the login name for a protected URL user.

Can be used in combination with the -update_user option.

To change the ProtectedDir user’s login name from JohnDoe to John on the domain example.com:

plesk bin protdir.exe --update ProtectedDir -update_user JohnDoe -user_name John -domain example.com

-dir_name <dir_name> Sets the name of the protected URL.

To rename the protected URL from ProtectedDir to ProtectedPhoto on the domain example.com:

plesk bin protdir.exe --update ProtectedDir -dir_name ProtectedPhoto -domain example.com

-passwd_type plain|encrypted Sets the password type.

To set the type of password to plain for the protected URL ProtectedDir on example.com:

plesk bin protdir.exe --update ProtectedDir -domain example.com -passwd_type plain