Change the default AdminServer port
- Last Updated: February 11, 2026
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- OpenEdge
- Version 13.0
- Documentation
You can change the default port, 20931, of the AdminServer using either of
the following ways, provided that you have administrator privileges:
- Updating the AdminServerPlugins.properties configuration file
- Using the proadsv utility
Change the AdminServer port by updating the configuration file
To change the default port by updating the configuration file, perform the following
steps:
- Stop the AdminServer. For more information, see Stop the AdminServer.
- Navigate to the location where the
AdminServerPlugins.properties file is placed.
- On Windows, go to: %DLC%\properties\AdminServerPlugins.properties
- On Linux, go to: $DLC/properties/AdminServerPlugins.properties
- Open the file using a text editor and locate the following sections:
- [PluginPolicy.Progress.AdminServer]
- [PluginPolicy.Progress.ProAdsv]
- To specify the new port number in both sections, add the following line:
port=<portnumber>For example, to set the port to 4321, update the file as follows:
% AdminServer Plugin Properties file ... [PluginPolicy.Progress.AdminServer] pluginclasspath=!{value-of:classpath} classpath=$DLC/java/... #In the following code snippet, the port sets the AdminServer rmi registry port number, the adminport sets the database plugin port, and the jvmargs sets the database log level to the maximum setting allowed. port=4321 [PluginPolicy.Progress.ProAdsv] classpath=${DLC}/java... pluginclasspath=!{value-of:classpath} port=4321 - Save the file and restart the AdminServer. For more information, see Start the AdminServer.
Change the AdminServer port using the PROADSV utility
To change the default port using the proadsv utility, perform the
following steps:
- Launch the Proenv shell:
- On Windows, select Start > Programs (or All Programs) > Progress > OpenEdge , then right-click Proenv and select Run as administrator.
- On Linux, open a terminal as a root user and enter:
[installation-path]/bin/proenv
- To change the default AdminServer port, enter:
proadsv -start -port <new_port_number>
Note: When you update the port value using the
proadsv utility, the updated value overrides the value
already defined in the AdminServerPlugins.properties
file.