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# Setting Up Global Account

Global Account is a single sign-on (SSO) technology feature that allows you to log in to different Parallels products using a single global login and password. If you have several accounts in Plesk Control Panel, you can connect them all to a global account and switch between these accounts without entering a password every time. You can also connect all your accounts in other Parallels products to your global account and switch between them without providing credentials.

To switch on support for single sign-on for your server, do the following:

In Plesk Control Panel for Linux/Unix

1. Find out the IP address of the SSO server that you will be using. It can be provided by your hosting company, or you can set up the SSO server on any machine that is accessible over the Internet, including your Plesk Control Panel server. For installation instructions, refer to the Plesk Control Panel Installation Guide.
2. Register your server with the single sign-on server: issue the command `<plesk_installation_directory>/admin/sbin/sso -server https://idp-master.example.com:11443.`
3. Switch on single sign-on: issue the command `<plesk_installation_directory>/admin/sbin/sso -e.`

In Plesk Control Panel for Windows

1. Find out the IP address of the SSO server that you will be using. It can be provided by your hosting company, or you can set up the SSO server on any machine that is accessible over the Internet, including your Plesk Control Panel server. For installation instructions, refer to the Plesk Control Panel Installation Guide.
2. Register your server with the single sign-on server: issue the command <plesk_installation_directory>\sso.exe -server https://idp-master.example.com:11443.
3. Switch on single sign-on: issue the command <plesk_installation_directory>\sso.exe -e.

In this section: Creating A Global Account Connecting Local Accounts To Your Global Account Switching Between Accounts Changing Global Account Password Disconnecting Local Accounts From Global Account