How to disable access to Plesk for root or administrator users?

[mahesh]

Question
How to disable access to Plesk for root (Plesk for Linux) or Administrator (Plesk for Windows) users?

Answer
1.Log into Plesk.
2.Go to Extensions > My Extensions > Panel.ini Editor > Open > Editor.
Note: in case of the Panel.ini Editor is absent in Extensions > My Extensions, install it using the solution from here.

3.Add the text below at the end of the file:

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[login]
systemAdmin = false
4.Press the Save button.

Solution using the SSH access (Plesk for Linux)

1.Log into the server via SSH.
2.Using the vi text editor open the /usr/local/psa/admin/conf/panel.ini file.
3.Add the text below at the end of the document and save the changes:

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[login]
systemAdmin = false

Solution using the RDP access (Plesk for Windows)

1.Log into the server via RDP.
2.Open the %plesk_dir%admin\conf\panel.ini file with any text editor.
3.Add the text below at the end of the document and save the changes:

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[login]
systemAdmin = false
Note: There is no possibility to disable access to Plesk for the admin user.
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