3.3. Web-based system administration (Webmin)

Webmin is a Web-based system administration tool for most UNIX systems. You need a frame-capable browser with Java support (this is only required for some modules).

Webmin has a modular structure it is easy to customize. Webmin has a built-in ability to delegate administration tasks to non-root users.

3.3.1. Webmin installation

To install Webmin, download the tar.gz file from:

http://www.webmin.com

Uncompress and untar it to the /opt directory.

Run the setup.sh script and answer the dialogs as shown in Figure 3-2.

Important

In a production environment, we recommend that you enable ssl support and use secure password (keep in mind that the main webmin user has all the root privileges!).

Example ...

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