How to Install and configure webmin on Linux

How to Install and configure webmin on Linux

Install Webmin that is web based system configuration tool for administrators.

Install required Perl module first.

[root@dlp ~]# yum -y install perl-Net-SSLeay

Download latest version of Webmin from here and install it.

[root@dlp ~]# wget http://download.webmin.com/download/yum/webmin-1.550-1.noarch.rpm

[root@dlp ~]# rpm -Uvh webmin-1.550-1.noarch.rpm 

warning: webmin-1.550-1.noarch.rpm: Header V3 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 11f63c51: NOKEY
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
Operating system is Generic Linux
   1:webmin                 ########################################### [100%]
ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
Webmin install complete. You can now login to https://www.server.world:10000/
as root with your root password.

[root@dlp ~]# 

vi /etc/webmin/miniserv.conf

# add at the last line: IP address you allow to access

allow=127.0.0.1 10.0.0.0/24

[root@dlp ~]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/webmin restart 

Stopping Webmin server in /usr/libexec/webmin
Starting Webmin server in /usr/libexec/webmin
Pre-loaded WebminCore

Access to "https://(hostname or IP address):10000/" with web browser, then login as root user.

 

 



 

Just logging. It's possible to configure on here without commands.