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Re: webmin



Are you *sure* that you want to do remote administration based on Perl, or
any other interpreted language ? Even through SSL ?

On Tue, 13 Jan 1998, Stas Bekman wrote:

> 
> Take a look at this tool: http://www.webmin.com/
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> <QUOTE>
> Webmin is a web-based user interface that simplifies Unix system
> administration. All you need is Perl version 5.003 and a web browser
> that supports forms and tables (such as Netscape or IE). Webmin
> includes its own dedicated web server, so no existing web server is
> needed.
> 
> Webmin is currently beta software, and works by directly modifying
> files such as /etc/passwd, /etc/fstab and smb.conf. As such, you should
> think twice before using it on a vital production system, and be aware
> that comments in the files modified are not allways preserved.
> </QUOTE>
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> I tried it and it seems to work nicely... This is another approach for the
> better GUI of sysadmin, as "solved" by RH's console-tools...
> 
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