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VMware GSX Server Administration Guide
To change the port number that is used by the console installed on a Windows host
or client, you must create a file called
config.ini
and place it in
C:\Documents
and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware
Virtual Machine Console
. In this file, add the following line:
authd.client.port = <portNumber>
Where
<portNumber>
is the port number that all consoles on this machine
connecting to virtual machines on the GSX Server host must use. The GSX Server host
must have this port number set to the
authd.port
variable in its
config.ini
file (Windows host) or
vmware-authd
file (Linux host).
To change the port number for a specific user who is using the console installed on a
Windows host, add the following line to the
preferences.ini
file located in
C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\VMware
:
authd.client.port = <portNumber>
Where
<portNumber>
is the port number to use only when this user is logged on
and using a console to connect to a virtual machine on the GSX Server host. The GSX
Server host must have this port number set to the
authd.port
variable in its
config.ini
file (Windows host) or
vmware-authd
file (Linux host).
Changing the Port Number on a Linux Host or Client
To change the port number on the GSX Server for Linux host, you first need to
determine whether your host is configured to use
xinetd
or
inetd
. If your host is
configured to use
xinetd
, look for the following line in
/etc/xinetd.d/vmware-authd
:
port = 902
Change the port number — 902 in this case — to the desired number.
If your host is configured to use
inetd
, look for the following line in
/etc/inetd.conf
:
902 … vmware-authd
Change the port number — 902 in this case — to the desired number. All consoles
connecting to virtual machines on this host must use this port number.
To change the port number that is used by the console installed on a Linux host or
client, add the following line to either
/etc/vmware-console/config
or
/usr/lib/vmware-console/config
:
authd.client.port = <portNumber>
Where
<portNumber>
is the port number that all consoles on this machine
connecting to virtual machines on the GSX Server host must use. The GSX Server host