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Unable to remove domains

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Beto

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I just configured a new domain in plesk but I only see the default plesk page like that domain is not configured on that plesk server.

I wanted to remove the domain and configure it again but I get following error via the control panel.

Unable to remove domains: Problems occured while removing domains: Unable to turn the domain OFF: Execute websrvmng --stop-vhost "--vhost-name=domain.tld" failed: Catastrophic failure (COM Error 8000FFFF) at stopHosting(domain.tld)

I tried to remove it via the command line but then get the following error:

C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\admin\bin>websrvmng.exe --remove-vhost --vhost-nam
e=domain.tld
Unexpected error

reconfiguring the vhost doesn't help:

C:\Program Files\SWsoft\Plesk\admin\bin>websrvmng.exe --reconfigure-vhost --vhos
t-name=domain.tld
Invalid pointer (COM Error 80004003) at getSiteAppPool(domain.tld, )

The site wasn't created in IIS but the home directories were created ...
Creating the website in IIS didn't work...

Help :) ?
 
Beto

Try the following solution:

1) Rename %plesk_vhosts%\domain.tld\.Security file
2) Remove HKLM\SOFTWARE\PLESK\PSA Config\Config\SiteCache registry branch
3) Recreate it anew with the following command:

> %plesk_bin%\websrvmng.exe --reconfigure-all

This will also correct .Security file issue and create it as well.

After that you will be able to remove problem domain.
 
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