# Sign into Parallels Account

**web-portal signin** <*email*>

Sign in to your Parallels account. The *\<email>* parameter specifies your registered email address. When prompted, enter your Parallels account password. You can also specify a file containing the password using an optional parameter (see below).

This command must be used before you activate Parallels Desktop Pro or Standard editions from the command line using the **install-license** command.

Optional parameters

**-p**,**--read-passwd** <*path*>

Specifies a text file with your Parallels account password.

Related commands

**web-portal signout**

Signs you out of your Parallels account.

**info --web-portal**

Displays the information about whether you are signed in to your Parallels account and lists details if you are.


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