WEBMIN- Managing Unix Systems Graphically

What is Webmin?

Webmin is a web-based interface for system administration for Unix. Using any modern web browser, you can setup user accounts, Apache, DNS, file sharing and much more.

Demo:

http://webmin-demo.virtualmin.com/   login: demo &  password: demo.

Download Link:

http://www.webmin.com/download.html 

How to Install:

Install on RedHat/CentOS/Fedora:

If you are using the RPM version of Webmin, first download the file from the downloads page , or run the command :

[root@UMLinux1 ~]# wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/webmin-1.710-1.noarch.rpm

and then run the command

[root@UMLinux1 ~]# rpm -U webmin-1.710-1.noarch.rpm

The rest of the install will be done automatically to the directory /usr/libexec/webmin, the administration username set to root and the password to your current root password. You should now be able to login to Webmin at the URL http://localhost:10000/.Or if accessing it remotely, replace localhost with your system's IP address.

If you want to connect from a remote server and your system has a firewall installed, see this page for instructions on how to open up port 10000.

Install on Debian:

If you are using the DEB version of webmin, first download the file from the downloads page , or run the command :

[root@UMLinux1 ~]# wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/webmin_1.710_all.deb

then run the command :

[root@UMLinux1 ~]# dpkg --install webmin_1.710_all.deb

The install will be done automatically to /usr/share/webmin, the administration username set to root and the password to your current root password. You should now be able to login to Webmin at the URL http://localhost:10000/. Or if accessing it remotely, replace localhost with your system's IP address.

How to Stop& Start Webmin Services:

In order to start the Webmin service on CentOS (Linux) you will need to issue the following command:

[root@UMLinux1 ~]# service webmin start

You can check to make sure that Webmin is running by issuing the following command:

[root@UMLinux1 ~]# service webmin status
Webmin (pid 1729) is running
[root@UMLinux1 ~]#

If you wish to configure your server to ensure that the Webmin service is started at boot time you can issue the following command:

[root@UMLinux1 ~]# chkconfig --level 3 webmin on

To verify that Webmin will start at boot, issue the following command:

[root@UMLinux1 ~]# chkconfig --list webmin
webmin 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:off 5:off 6:off
[root@UMLinux1 ~]#

In the previous listing, Webmin is listed to start in run level 3, which is the default run level that the dedicated servers boot into.