Install webmin on ubuntu 11.04 (Natty) server

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. Webmin removes the need to manually edit Unix configuration files like /etc/passwd, and lets you manage a system from the console or remotely.

Install webmin on ubuntu 11.04 (Natty) server

1. Edit /etc/apt/sources.list file

sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list

1. Add the following lines

deb http://download.webmin.com/download/repository sarge contrib
deb http://webmin.mirror.somersettechsolutions.co.uk/repository sarge contrib

1. Save and exit the file

2. Now you need to import GPG key

wget http://www.webmin.com/jcameron-key.asc

sudo apt-key add jcameron-key.asc

1. Update the source list

sudo apt-get update

1. Install webmin

sudo apt-get install webmin

1. Not so long, for about 15 minutes you can start webmin from your browser

Now you need to access webmin using http://serverip:10000/ once it opens you should see similar to the following screen.

But I got problem when I login. I can't  login with my "username", also as "root".

Here you can solve this problem

1. There is a file /etc/webmin/miniserv.users

nano /etc/webmin/miniserv.user

1. Edit this line "root:x:0"

root::

1. Save and restart your webmin

/etc/init.d/webmin restart

1. You should be able to login without password, don't forget to change your root password immediatelyWebmin sangat membantu seorang admin dalam kerja. Seperti CPANEL, kita bisa mengatur semuanya.

Install webmin on ubuntu 11.04 (Natty) server

1. Edit /etc/apt/sources.list file

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

2.  Tambahkan baris berikut

deb http://download.webmin.com/download/repository sarge contrib
deb http://webmin.mirror.somersettechsolutions.co.uk/repository sarge contrib

1. Simpan dan keluar dari editor

wget http://www.webmin.com/jcameron-key.asc

sudo apt-key add jcameron-key.asc

1. Update the source list

sudo apt-get update

1. Install webmin

sudo apt-get install webmin

1. Kurang lebih 15 menit installasi sudah selesai

2. Tes di browser dengan alamat  http://serverip:10000/

3. Masukan user dan password.

Pertama kali login saya dapat masalah, saya tidak bisa login dengan user "root" juga user yang bisa menjalankan sudo.

Emm,,, coba praktikkan cara berikut.

1. Edit file /etc/webmin/miniserv.users

nano /etc/webmin/miniserv.user

1. Ganti baris "root:x:0"

root::

1. Simpan dan restart webmin

/etc/init.d/webmin restart

1. Coba login ulang. Seharusnya anda bisa masuk webmin dengan user root tanpa password. Jangan lupa segera ganti password root anda.

Semoga sukses