reseller_pref.exe: Reseller Limits, Permissions, and Interface Settings
The reseller_pref.exe
CL utility enables the administrator to set
and update reseller’s limits and permissions, and to define Plesk
interface preferences (e.g. the default language and skin).
Location
%plesk_cli%
Usage
reseller_pref.exe <command> [<login_name>] [
<option_1> [<param>]
[<option_2> [<param>]]
... [<option_N> [<param>]]
Example
The following command updates the reseller account with the login name JDoe as follows: the reseller is allowed to manage log rotation and mailing lists, and to create customer accounts. The maximum number of available customer accounts for the reseller is restricted to 20.
plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -manage_log true -manage_maillists true -create_clients true -max_cl 20
Commands
Command | Parameter | Description | Example |
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--update or -u
|
<login_name> |
Sets various properties of a reseller account. |
To prohibit changing domain limits to the JDoe reseller account: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -change_limits false or plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -change_limits false |
--skin-list or -sl
|
Displays a list of available skins. |
To view the list of available skins: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --skin-list or plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -sl |
|
--set-iis-app-pool-settings |
<login_name> |
Set up the CPU usage settings of a reseller’s IIS application pool. Used with the options: |
To set up the following CPU usage settings for the IIS application pool of the reseller account JDoe:
plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --set-iis-app-pool-settings Jdoe -iis-app-pool-turned-on true -cpu-usage-state true -cpu-usage-value 10 -cpu-usage-action Throttle |
--info or -i
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<login_name> |
Displays information on reseller’s limits, permissions, IP pool settings and preferences. |
To retrieve the information about the JDoe reseller account: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --info JDoe or plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -i JDoe |
--help or -h
|
Displays help on the utility use. |
To view help on the utility: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --help or plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -h |
Options
Option | Parameter | Description | Example |
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-power-user |
true|false |
Switches the reseller to Power User mode. |
To switch the reseller with the login name JDoe to the Power User mode: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -power-user true |
-create_domains |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits creating domains. Is |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to create domains: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -create_domains true |
-manage_phosting |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits managing physical hosting. Is |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to manage physical hosting: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -manage_phosting true |
-manage_php_settings |
true|false |
Allows or prohibits managing common PHP settings. |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to manage common PHP settings: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -manage_php_settings true |
-manage_php_version |
true|false |
Allows or prohibits choosing PHP version and handler. |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to choose the PHP version and handler: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -manage_php_version true |
-manage_dns |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits managing DNS. Is |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to manage DNS: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -manage_dns true |
-manage_log |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits managing log rotation, namely, to adjust the cleanup and recycling of processed log files. Is |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to manage log rotation: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -manage_log true |
-manage_crontab |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits managing task scheduler. Is |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to manage task scheduler: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -manage_crontab true |
-manage_anonftp |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits managing Anonymous FTP. A web site should reside on a dedicated IP address in order to use anonymous FTP service. Is |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to manage Anonymous FTP: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -manage_anonftp true |
-manage_webapps |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits managing Tomcat web applications. Is |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to manage Tomcat web applications: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -manage_webapps true |
-manage_mail_settings |
true|false |
Allows or prohibits managing the mail settings. |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to manage mail settings: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -manage_mail_settings true |
-manage_maillists |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits managing mailing lists. Is |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to manage mailing lists: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -manage_maillists true |
-manage_sh_access |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits managing access to the system through Remote Desktop. Is |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to manage system access: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -manage_sh_access true |
-manage_subdomains |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits managing subdomains. Is |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to manage subdomains: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -manage_subdomains true |
-manage_quota |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits changing limit on using disk space. Is |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to change the hard disk quota: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JohnDoe -manage_quota true |
-manage_virusfilter |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits managing server-side antivirus protection. Is |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to manage antivirus: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -manage_virusfilter true |
-allow_local_backups |
true|false |
Allows or prohibits backing up and restoring websites, and keeping backup files on the hosting server. |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to back up and restore websites, and keep the data on the server: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -allow_local_backups true |
-allow_ftp_backups |
true|false |
Allows or prohibits backing up and restoring websites, and saving them to custom FTP servers. |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to back up and restore websites, and keep the data on custom FTP servers: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -allow_ftp_backups true |
-allow_account_local_backups |
true|false |
Allows or prohibits backing up and restoring accounts and keeping backup files on the hosting server. |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to back up and restore accounts, and keep the data on the server: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -allow_account_local_backups true |
-allow_account_ftp_backups |
true|false |
Allows or prohibits backing up and restoring accounts and saving them to custom FTP servers. |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to back up and restore accounts, and keep the data on custom FTP servers: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -allow_account_ftp_backups true |
-remote_access_interface |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits using Plesk API. Is |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to use Plesk API: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -remote_access_interface true |
-site_builder |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits using Presence Builder. Is |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to use Presence Builder: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -site_builder true |
-max_dom |
<number> |
Limits the number of available domains. Includes domains hosted on this server, and domain forwarders that point to domains hosted on other servers. Unlimited if set to |
To restrict the maximum number of domains available to the reseller with the login name JDoe to 3: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -max_dom 3 |
-max_dom_aliases |
<number> |
Limits the number of available domain aliases. Unlimited if set to |
To restrict the maximum number of domain aliases available to the reseller with the login name JDoe to 2: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -max_dom_aliases 2 |
-disk_space |
<number>[B|K|M|G|T] |
Limits the amount of available disk space. Unlimited if set to |
To restrict the maximum amount of disk space available to the reseller with the login name JDoe to 1 G B: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -disk_space 1024M |
-disk_space_soft |
<number>[B|K|M|G|T] |
Sets the amount of disk space upon reaching which notification is sent. |
To set the amount of disk space upon reaching which notification is sent for the reseller with the login name JDoe to 700 MB: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -disk_space_soft 700M |
-max_traffic |
<number>[B|K|M|G|T] |
Limits monthly traffic usage. Unlimited if set to |
To restrict the maximum amount of traffic available to the reseller with the login name JDoe to 10 GB: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -max_traffic 10240M |
-max_traffic_soft |
<number>[B|K|M|G|T] |
Sets the monthly amount of traffic upon reaching which notification is sent. |
To set the amount of traffic upon reaching which notification is sent to 5 GB/month: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -max_traffic_soft 5120M |
-max_box |
<number> |
Limits the number of available mailboxes. Unlimited if set to |
To restrict the maximum number of mailboxes available to the reseller with the login name JDoe to 10: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -max_box 10 |
-mbox_quota |
<KB> |
Limits the amount of disk space that a single mailbox can occupy. Unlimited if set to |
To set the quota of a single mailbox to the reseller with the login name JDoe to 100 MB: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -mbox_quota 102400 |
-max_wu |
<number> |
Limits the number of available web users. Unlimited if set to |
To set the number of web users available to the reseller with the login name JDoe to unlimited: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -max_wu -1 |
-max_maillists |
<number> |
Limits the number of available mailing lists. Unlimited if set to |
To restrict the maximum number of mailing lists available to the reseller with the login name JDoe to 30: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -max_maillists 30 |
-max_fpse_users |
<number> |
Limits the number of available additional Microsoft FrontPage accounts. Unlimited if set to |
To set the number of additional Microsoft FrontPage accounts available to the reseller with the login name JDoe to unlimited: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -max_fpse_users -1 |
-max_subftp_users |
<number> |
Limits the number of available additional FTP accounts. Unlimited if set to |
To restrict the maximum number of additional FTP accounts available to the reseller with the login name JDoe to 100: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -max_subftp_users 100 |
-max_db |
<number> |
Limits the number of available MySQL databases. Unlimited if set to |
To restrict the maximum number of MySQL databases available to the reseller with the login name JDoe to 5: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -max_db 5 |
-max_mssql_db |
<number> |
Limits the number of available Microsoft SQL databases. Unlimited if set to |
To restrict the number of Microsoft SQL databases available to the reseller with the login name JDoe to 15: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -max_mssql_db 15 |
-mysql_dbase_space |
<number>[B|K|M|G|T] |
Limits the amount of disk space that all MySQL databases can occupy. Unlimited if set to |
To set the MySQL databases quota to the reseller with the login name JDoe to 200 MB: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -mysql_dbase_space 200M |
-mssql_dbase_space |
<number>[B|K|M|G|T] |
Limits the amount of disk space that all Microsoft SQL databases can occupy. Unlimited if set to |
To set the Microsoft SQL databases quota to the reseller with the login name JDoe to 300 MB: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -mssql_dbase_space 300M |
-max_webapps |
<number> |
Limits the number of available Tomcat web applications. Unlimited if set to |
To restrict the maximum number of Tomcat web applications available to the reseller with the login name JDoe to 50: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JohnDoe -max_webapps 50 |
-max_subdom |
<number> |
Limits the number of available subdomains. Unlimited if set to |
To restrict the maximum number of subdomains available to the reseller with the login name JDoe to 4: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -max_subdom 4 |
-max_iis_app_pools |
<number> |
Limits the number of available IIS application pools. Unlimited if set to |
To restrict the maximum number of IIS application pools available to the reseller with the login name JDoe to 6: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -max_iis_app_pools 6 |
-max_odbc_dsn |
<number> |
Limits the number of ODBC DSN connections available to the reseller. Unlimited if set to |
To restrict the maximum number of ODBC connections available to the reseller with the login name JDoe to 5: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -max_odbc_dsn 5 |
-language |
<string> |
Specifies which language is used in a reseller’s control panel interface. String should contain the first two letters of the language name and first two letters of the country name. |
To set Italian language as default for the JDoe reseller account: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -language it-IT |
-skin |
<string> |
Specifies which skin is used in a reseller’s control panel interface. |
To set the WinXP Reloaded skin for the JDoe reseller account: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -desktop-preset "WinXP Reloaded" |
-multiple-sessions |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits having several simultaneous sessions under reseller’s login. Is |
To prohibit multiple sessions to run simultaneously under login of the reseller with the login name JDoe: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -multiple-sessions false |
-iis-app-pool-turned-on |
true|false |
Turns on or off an IIS application pool for a reseller. |
To turn off IIS application pool for the reseller Jdoe: plesk bin reseller.exe -plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --set-iis-app-pool-settings Jdoe -iis-app-pool-turned-on false |
-max-worker-processes |
<number> |
Sets the maximum number of worker processes permitted to service requests for IIS application pool. |
To set the maximum number of worker processes for the dedicated IIS application pool of the reseller Jdoe to 3: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update Jdoe -iis_app_pool true -max-worker-processes 3 |
-managed-pipeline-mode |
Integrated|Classic |
Configures ASP.NET to run in classic mode as an ISAPI extension or in integrated mode where managed code is integrated into the request-processing pipeline. |
To have ASP.NET run in the integrated mode for the dedicated IIS application pool of the reseller Jdoe: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update Jdoe -iis_app_pool true -managed-pipeline-mode Integrated |
-idle-timeout |
<minutes> |
The amount of time a worker process will remain idle before it shuts down. |
To set the length of time worker processes for the dedicated IIS application pool of the reseller Jdoe are allowed to remain idle to 2 minutes: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update Jdoe -iis_app_pool true -idle-timeout 2 |
-cpu-usage-state |
true|false |
Switches IIS application pool CPU usage monitoring on or off. |
To set up the following CPU usage settings for the IIS application pool of the reseller JDoe:
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-cpu-usage-value |
<integer number> |
Specifies the maximum percentage of CPU time that worker
processes in an application pool are allowed to consume over a
period of time specified by the If the limit is exceeded, the event is written to the event log
and an optional set of events can be triggered. These optional
events are determined by the |
|
-cpu-usage-action |
NoAction | KillW3wp |
Specifies the action that IIS takes when worker processes exceed the limit on CPU time usage.
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-cpu-usage-interval |
<minutes> |
Specifies the reset interval for monitoring of CPU usage by worker processes. | |
-recycling-by-time |
<minutes> |
The period of time after which IIS application pool recycles. |
To set the period of time after which the dedicated IIS application pool of the reseller Jdoe recycles to 1 hour: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update Jdoe -iis_app_pool true -recycling-by-time 60 |
-recycling-by-requests |
<number> |
The maximum number of requests IIS application pool can process before it recycles. |
To set the maximum number of requests the dedicated IIS application pool of the reseller Jdoe can process before it recycles to 1000: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update Jdoe -iis_app_pool true -recycling-by-requests 1000 |
-recycling-by-virtual-memory |
<KB> |
The maximum amount of virtual memory a worker process can consume before causing IIS application pool to recycle. |
To set the maximum amount of virtual memory a worker process can consume before causing the dedicated IIS application pool of the reseller Jdoe to recycle to 5 MB: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update Jdoe -iis_app_pool true -recycling-by-virtual-memory 5120 |
-recycling-by-private-memory |
<KB> |
The maximum amount of private memory a worker process can consume before causing IIS application pool to recycle. |
To set the maximum amount of private memory a worker process can consume before causing the dedicated IIS application pool of the reseller Jdoe to recycle to 10 MB: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update Jdoe -iis_app_pool true -recycling-by-private-memory 10240 |
-manage_subftp |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits managing additional FTP accounts. Is |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to manage additional FTP accounts: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -manage_subftp true |
-manage_domain_aliases |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits managing domain aliases. Is |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to manage domain aliases: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -manage_domain_aliases true |
-manage_performance |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits managing hosting performance. Is |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to manage hosting performance settings: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -manage_performance true |
-manage_iis_app_pool |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits managing IIS application pool. Is |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to manage IIS application pool: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -manage_iis_app_pool true |
-manage_webstat |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits managing Web Statistics on the reseller’s domains, namely, to choose which of the web statistics tools (or none) to use. Is |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to manage web statistics: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -manage_webstat true |
-manage_additional_permissions |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits managing additional write and modify permissions. If it is May be required for web applications correct functioning, but is insecure. Is |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to manage additional write/modify permissions: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -manage_additional_permissions true |
-manage_spamfilter |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits configuring spam filter on the mail account level (if the correspondent option is enabled in the server-wide configuration). Is |
To allow the reseller with the login name JohnDoe to configure spam filter: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -manage_spamfilter true |
-select_db_server |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits choosing DB server from the servers registered in Plesk, when creating a database. Is |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to choose a DB server when creating a database: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -select_db_server true |
-remote_db_connection |
true|false |
Allows or prohibits managing remote database access settings. |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to manage remote database access settings. plesk bin reseller_pref.exe --update JDoe -remote_db_connection true |
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true|false |
Allows or prohibits access to applications catalog for viewing and installing prepackaged applications on sites. |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to access applications catalog and install applications on websites: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -access_appcatalog true |
-allow_insecure_sites |
true|false |
Allows or prohibits overriding server-wide security policy on web hosting scripting options, if the policy is set up. |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to override security policy: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -allow_insecure_sites true |
-create_clients |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits creating customer accounts. Is |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to create customer accounts: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -create_clients true |
-allow_oversell |
true|false |
Allows/Prohibits managing limits policy. Is |
To allow managing limits policy to the reseller with the login name JDoe: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -allow_oversell true |
-manage_website_maintenance |
true|false |
Allows or prohibits access to website copying. |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe access to website copying. plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -manage_website_maintenance true |
-manage_protected_dirs |
true|false |
Allows or prohibits managing password-protected directories. |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to manage password-protected directories: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -manage_protected_dirs true |
-access_service_users |
true|false |
Allows or prohibits managing additional user accounts. |
To allow the reseller with the login name JDoe to manage additional user accounts: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -access_service_users true |
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true|false |
Specifies limits policy:
Is |
To set limits policy for the reseller with the login name JDoe to strict: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -oversell false |
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<number> |
Limits the number of available customer accounts. Unlimited if set to |
To set the number of available customer accounts for the reseller with the login name JDoe to 5: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -max_cl 5 |
-max_site_builder |
<number> |
Specifies the number of websites that can be created and published with Presence Builder. |
To set the number of websites that can be created and published with Presence Builder for reseller with the username JDoe to 5: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -max_site_builder 5 |
-locale |
<language_code> |
Sets the default interface language for client’s control panel interface. The argument of the command must be a valid four-letter language code derived from the language code described in ISO-639-2 and the corresponding country code described in ISO-3166. For example, the Plesk code for the Italian language code is
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To set the default interface language for the reseller with the login name JDoe to Russian: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -locale ru-RU |
-overuse |
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Sets the overuse policy:
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To set the overuse policy for the reseller with the login name JDoe to notify: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -overuse notify |
-ext_permission_git_manage_git |
true|false |
Allows Git management. Requires the Git Manager extension installed. |
To allow Git management to the reseller with the login name JDoe: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -ext_permission_git_manage_git true |
-ext_permission_nodejs_support_management |
true|false |
Allows Node.js management. Requires the Node.js Manager extension installed. |
To allow Node.js managementto the reseller with the login name JDoe: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -ext_permission_nodejs_support_management true |
-ext_permission_nodejs_state_management |
true|false |
Allows Node.js state management. Requires the Node.js Manager extension installed. |
To allow Node.js state management to the reseller with the login name JDoe: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -ext_permission_nodejs_state_management true |
-ext_permission_nodejs_version_management |
true|false |
Allows Node.js version management. Requires the Node.js Manager extension installed. |
To allow Node.js version managementto the reseller with the login name JDoe: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -ext_permission_nodejs_version_management true |
-ext_permission_wp_toolkit_manage_wordpress_toolkit |
true|false |
Gives access to the WordPress Toolkit extension. |
To give access to WordPress Toolkit to the reseller with the login name JDoe: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -ext_permission_wp_toolkit_manage_wordpress_toolkit true |
-ext_permission_wp_toolkit_manage_security_wordpress_toolkit |
true|false |
Gives access to security management in the WordPress Toolkit extension. |
To give access to security management in WordPress Toolkit to the reseller with the login name JDoe: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -ext_permission_wp_toolkit_manage_security_wordpress_toolkit true |
-ext_permission_wp_toolkit_manage_cloning
|
true|false |
Allows cloning of WordPress installations in the WordPress Toolkit extension. |
To allow cloning of WordPress installations to the reseller with the login name JDoe: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -ext_permission_wp_toolkit_manage_cloning true |
-ext_permission_wp_toolkit_manage_syncing |
true|false |
Allows synchronization of WordPress installations in the WordPress Toolkit extension. |
To allow synchronization of WordPress installations to the reseller with the login name JDoe: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -ext_permission_wp_toolkit_manage_syncing true |
-ext_permission_wp_toolkit_manage_autoupdates |
true|false |
Allows management of auto-updates in the WordPress Toolkit extension. |
To allow auto-updates management in WordPress Toolkit to the reseller with the login name JDoe: plesk bin reseller_pref.exe -u JDoe -ext_permission_wp_toolkit_manage_autoupdates true |