How to change the default https:// port to login to the GroupWise SMG Web Admin console

  • Document ID:7024938
  • Creation Date:23-Nov-2020
  • Modified Date:23-Nov-2020
    • Micro Focus Products:
      GWAVA (Secure Messaging Gateway)

Environment

GWAVA (Secure Messaging Gateway) 7

Situation

How do you change the default https:// port to login to the GroupWise SMG Web Admin console in a browser, from 443 to another available desired port ?

Resolution

Note:  This document refers to the use of SMG on a SLES appliance.

1.  Edit /etc/apache2/listen.conf , change the port from 443 to the port of your choice, like 8443, if this is available and save the file.

<IfDefine SSL>
        <IfDefine !NOSSL>
        <IfModule mod_ssl.c>

                Listen 8443

        </IfModule>
        </IfDefine>
</IfDefine>

2.  Edit /etc/apache2/conf.d/smg.conf , change the port 443 to the port of your choice, like 8443, if this is available and save the change.

<VirtualHost *:8443>


3.  Add a firewall exception for the new port by executing the below command at the SMG server terminal as "root" :

/opt/novell/base_config/firewall/firewall_config.sh add_allowed_port <port-number>/tcp

4.  Restart the SMG server appliance with "init 6" or "shutdown -r now"

5.  When the SMG server comes back up then you should be able to use the port you configured to login.