Resetting the Password of an FTP Account

This article explains how to reset the password of an FTP account. Since resetting the FTP password depends on the service you are using, this article is divided into several sections to help you find the information you need.

Unmanaged Servers, Essential Servers, and Hybrid Servers

If you want to reset the FTP password on an unmanaged server (e.g., Essential Server) and you're not using a web control panel or any of our professional support plans, only you would know how your FTP service is set up.

In most common cases, resetting the password of a Linux system account will also change it for the main FTP account associated with it.

If you are using a web control panel, you can follow the instructions available in the corresponding web control panel's documentation to change the FTP account password. At the end of this article, we have shared some articles with instructions for some of the most popular web control panels.

Web Hosting

To reset the password of any FTP account, access your web control panel.

Follow the instructions available in the documentation of the corresponding web control panel to change the FTP account password. At the end of this article, we have shared some articles with instructions for some of the most popular web control panels.

Reseller Hosting and Managed Servers

To reset the password of any FTP account, access your web control panel.

If you want to change the password of an FTP account associated with a sub-account, you will need to log in to the respective sub-account to be able to change the password of any FTP account associated with it.

Web Control Panel Articles

Regardless of the service you are using, the main FTP account is usually linked with the username used to access the web control panel. In other words, if you reset the password associated with the username used to access the web control panel, you will also reset the password of the main FTP account associated with it.

For your convenience, we have provided articles with instructions for some of the most commonly used web control panels to help you reset the password of an FTP account:

DirectAdmin: https://www.site-helper.com/ftp.html
cPanel: https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/ftp-accounts/
Plesk: https://docs.plesk.com/en-US/obsidian/customer-guide/ftp-access-to-your-websites/

If you encounter any difficulties following a specific article, please let us know, and we will be happy to assist you.