Configuring the Management Console to use an alternate port

You can run the Management Console on a port other than default port 80.

You can configure the Management Console to run on an alternate port in two ways:

During installation, set the port to the value that you want.
If the Management Console is already installed, complete these steps:
1. Start the console and log in as root or a user name with administrative privileges.
2. Select Administration > System, and then change the Console Port system configuration setting to the port that the Management Console runs on.
3. Change two settings in httpd.conf (located at <bfinstall>/Apache/conf/ for Windows installs, and <bfinstall>/server/apache/conf/ for *nix installs). For example, if myHost is your local computer and you want to use port 81, specify these settings:
```
Listen 81
ServerName myHost:81
```
4. Stop and then restart the engine.
  - Windows: Click Start > Programs > IBM Rational Build Forge Management Console > Stop Engine Service and then click Start Engine Service.
    If Build Forge is running in the foreground, go to the Windows console where it is running, then enter Ctrl-C.
  - UNIX or Linux: Use the script provided for the rc file.
```
$ /opt/buildforge/rc/buildforge start

$ /opt/buildforge/rc/buildforge stop
```
    You may also use manual commands.
    1. To stop, find the process ID and kill the process.
      $ ps aux | grep buildforge $ kill ${<PID>}
    2. To start, use the following command, where <bfinstall> is the path to the installation directory:
      <bfinstall>/Platform/buildforge