ERROR: SWKeyExFatalError

Errors when trying to open Parallels Plesk Panel

APPLIES TO:

• Parallels Plesk Panel 9.x for Windows

Symptoms

It is not possible to access Parallels Plesk Panel. Browser displays one of the following errors:

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ERROR: SWKeyExFatalError

xmlrpc error: XML parsing failed

0: common_func.php3:4523
of_get_key_by_product(string 'plesk-win')
1: common_func.php3:4523
getPleskKey()
2: common_func.php3:4602
getKeyProp(string 'demo')
3: auth.php3:54

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Fatal error: Call to undefined function of_get_key_by_product() in C:\plesk\admin\plib\common_func.php3 on line 4501

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It is also not possible to retrieve the key number with the utility keymng.exe, due to an unexpected error:
>"%plesk_bin%\keymng.exe" --get-key-number
Unexpected error

Cause

The above error indicates that registry.xml file may have gone corrupted.

Resolution

Check the size of the file %plesk_dir%\admin\repository\registry.xml. If the file is empty and equals 0KB, delete this file.
Once it is deleted, try to access Parallels Plesk Panel again. A new file should have been generated automatically.