How to Change the Barracuda Linux Backup Agent Port Number

By default the Barracuda Backup Agent (Linux) utilizes port 5120 to communicate with the Barracuda Backup appliance. If there is a port conflict with another service, assign the Linux Agent a different port.

Assign a New Port

1. Locate the config.ini file in the default file location: /usr/local/barracuda/bbs/config/config.ini
2. To view the file, type the following command: cat /usr/local/barracuda/bbs/config/config.ini
3. The file content displays:
   [installControl]

   installedVersion=6.3.04-rel
   buildNumber=200513

   [configuration]
   nodeGuid={00001001-5476F68E-5476F68E-5476F68F}
4. Open the file with a text editor such as vi or vim, for example: vim /usr/local/barracuda/bbs/config/config.ini
5. Add the following line to the end of the config.ini file: Port=5555
   Where 5555 represents the port number you want to assign the Agent.
6. View the file, it should look similar to:
   [installControl]

   installedVersion=6.3.04-rel
   buildNumber=200513

   [configuration]
   Port=5555
7. Save and close the file.

Restart the Agent

Enter the following command to restart the Linux Agent: 

/etc/init.d/bbagent start

Edit the Data Source

1. Log in to the Barracuda Backup web interface, and go to the Backup > Sources page.
2. Click Edit next to the data source, and configure the new port that the Linux Agent is to use, for example: