Chapter 13. Configuring the web console listening port

Procedure

1. To add a new port number, run the following command:

   $ sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --service cockpit --add-port=PORT_NUMBER/tcp

2. To remove the old port number from the cockpit service, run:

   $ sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --service cockpit --remove-port=OLD_PORT_NUMBER/tcp

Procedure

1. Change the listening port with one of the following methods:

   1. Using the systemctl edit cockpit.socket command:

      1. Enter the following command:

         # systemctl edit cockpit.socket

         This opens the /etc/systemd/system/cockpit.socket.d/override.conf file.

      2. Modify the content of override.conf to contain the following configuration:

         [Socket]
         ListenStream=
         ListenStream=PORT_NUMBER

         The ListenStream option specifies the desired address and TCP port.

         Note

         The first line with an empty value is intentional. systemd allows multiple ListenStream directives to be declared in a single socket unit. An empty value in a drop-in file resets the list and disables the default port 9090 from the original unit.

   2. Alternatively, add the previous socket configuration to the /etc/systemd/system/cockpit.socket.d/listen.conf file.

      Create the cockpit.socket.d. directory and the listen.conf file if they do not exist yet.

2. Enter the following commands for changes to take effect:

   # systemctl daemon-reload
   # systemctl restart cockpit.socket

   If you used systemctl edit cockpit.socket in the previous step, running systemctl daemon-reload is not necessary.