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Title: Installing webmin
Post by: jonah on May 15, 2006, 04:57:21 PM

Hi

Can anyone tell me how to and if its possible to install webmin on SME Server 7. I have an RPM download of webmin but have no idea how to install it or where to copy it to on the server to install it. Any help greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Jonah

Title: Re: Installing webmin
Post by: CharlieBrady on May 15, 2006, 05:03:33 PM

Quote from: "jonah"

Can anyone tell me how to and if its possible to install webmin on SME Server 7.

That's an FAQ. If you search here you'll find it's unworkable. You want webmin or the server-manager of SME server. It makes no sense to have both.

Title: Installing webmin
Post by: jester on May 15, 2006, 05:18:07 PM

Jonah,

have you tried the SME server-manager ?! (http://yourserver/server-manager). Or is there a special reason you want to install webmin?!

jester.

Title: Webmin Install
Post by: jonah on May 15, 2006, 05:20:18 PM

Thanks for that. I thought webmin would help me out with a few teething problems I'm having with SME. I'm new to Linux and SME and I really like it but trying to install stuff like printer drivers from the command line etc is driving me mad. I have no idea where to copy stuff to or how to install them so any help / advice as always is greatly appreciated!!

Jonah

Title: Installing webmin
Post by: dsemuk on May 15, 2006, 06:53:00 PM

jonah

You don't need to use the command line to intall printer drivers!

All basic day to day management of an SME server is carried out via Server-Manager using a web browser.

Have a read of the documention and you will find life so much easier, any problems once you've had a read we are here and read to help.

SMEserver has been designed to be simple to setup and use, but it is also very flexible once you start to understand how it all works.

Enjoy

Dave

Title: Reasons for Webmin on SME
Post by: andy_wismer on May 17, 2006, 07:03:56 PM

Hi

Webmin vs. Server-Manager? Forget-It. Use the Server manager to do what it can and must.

The only reason to install Webmin on SME (Works great in SME 6 & 7, I admit guilty ;-) is if you need to administrate stuff like PostgreSQL for which there's no SME Panel. Webmin has a lot of usable plugins.

Don't try using Webmin to configure your SME - all your nice changes will be lost at reboot, some earlier.

Title: Installing webmin
Post by: vanceibz on May 17, 2007, 12:53:09 PM

Hi,

I have the latest sme server running and webmin installed to manage apache webserver, postgresql ...

I am getting the following message on webmin:

The Apache server executable /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd does not exist. If you have Apache installed, adjust the module configuration to use the correct path.

When i install apache on webmin i still get the same result.. I cant seem to find the location for apache. Anyone know what i can do?

Also is it a problem to use sme and webmin together? I would like to use webmin as it is simple to administrate applications such as postgres...

Vance

Title: Installing webmin
Post by: skydivers on May 17, 2007, 12:57:03 PM

Quote from: "vanceibz"

Hi,


Also is it a problem to use sme and webmin together? I would like to use webmin as it is simple to administrate applications such as postgres...

Vance

Yep, it is! SME uses templating...

Title: Installing webmin
Post by: vanceibz on May 17, 2007, 01:04:10 PM

what is the recomended install for webmin instead of using sme?

centOs maybe?

Title: Installing webmin
Post by: vanceibz on May 17, 2007, 01:15:20 PM

what about clarkconnect? looks quite good

I need a server to authenticate linux and windows workstations, share a network folder, add printers and use smdledger...

Title: Installing webmin
Post by: andy_wismer on May 17, 2007, 02:13:22 PM

Hi

You can use Webmin for stuff like PostgreSQL Admin.

Let the SME Server Manager take care of Apache, Samba, DNS (No Bind!), DHCP, Firewalling, Hardware and stuff it can handle.

Use Webmin for anything "extra" like PostgreSQL, or even Stuff like MySQL, included and used in SME, but without much options (any?) in Server-Manager.

YMMV

Andy Wismer

Title: Installing webmin
Post by: vanceibz on May 17, 2007, 07:02:56 PM

Thanks for the response,

I keep getting the following in webmin

The PostgreSQL client program /usr/libexec/webmin/postgresql was not found on your system. Maybe PostgreSQL is not installed, or your module configuration is incorrect

I can see the postgresql folder using MC (/usr/libexec/webmin/postgresql), how can i set the correct path for webmin to administrate it?

Title: Installing webmin
Post by: Stefano on May 18, 2007, 10:11:20 AM

Quote from: "vanceibz"

Thanks for the response,

I keep getting the following in webmin

The PostgreSQL client program /usr/libexec/webmin/postgresql was not found on your system. Maybe PostgreSQL is not installed, or your module configuration is incorrect

I can see the postgresql folder using MC (/usr/libexec/webmin/postgresql), how can i set the correct path for webmin to administrate it?

IMHO you should use phpPgAdmin (http://phppgadmin.sourceforge.net/)

from http://phppgadmin.sourceforge.net/?page=download:

Quote

RPM and Debian packages

phpPgAdmin doesn't need compilation, but if you want to keep track of what's installed on your system, there are:

    * Fedora Core users can install phpPgAdmin 4.1 using yum or pirut and the Fedora Extras repository, which is enabled by default
    * RHEL users can find an RPM package: version 4.1 available via HTTP or FTP
    * Debian packages in the stable (version 3.5.6), testing (version 3.5.6) and unstable (version 3.5.6) official branches.

or

pgAdmin III (http://www.pgadmin.org/index.php)

just my 2c

Ciao
Stefano