Webmin is a freeware program that provide web-based interface for system administration and system configuration tool for administrators. With Webmin you can setup user accounts, DNS, file sharing and etc. In this post, i will show how to install Webmin on Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL 6) server using tar.gz File. This steps may also working on other versions such as CentOS 5.1, CentOS 5.2, CentOS 5.3, CentOS 5.4, CentOS 5.5, CentOS 5.6, CentOS 5.7, CentOS 6.x, RHEL 5.x and RHEL 6.x.<\/p>\n
[root@centos62 tmp]# wget http:\/\/prdownloads.sourceforge.net\/webadmin\/webmin-1.580.tar.gz<\/pre>\n[root@centos62 ~]# cd \/tmp\n[root@centos62 tmp]# wget http:\/\/prdownloads.sourceforge.net\/webadmin\/webmin-1.580.tar.gz\n--2012-03-25 22:33:04-- http:\/\/prdownloads.sourceforge.net\/webadmin\/webmin-1.580.tar.gz\nResolving prdownloads.sourceforge.net... 216.34.181.59\nConnecting to prdownloads.sourceforge.net|216.34.181.59|:80... connected.\nHTTP request sent, awaiting response... 301 Moved Permanently\nLocation: http:\/\/downloads.sourceforge.net\/project\/webadmin\/webmin\/1.580\/webmin-1.580.tar.gz [following]\n--2012-03-25 22:33:05-- http:\/\/downloads.sourceforge.net\/project\/webadmin\/webmin\/1.580\/webmin-1.580.tar.gz\nResolving downloads.sourceforge.net... 216.34.181.59\nReusing existing connection to prdownloads.sourceforge.net:80.\nHTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found\nLocation: http:\/\/cdnetworks-kr-1.dl.sourceforge.net\/project\/webadmin\/webmin\/1.580\/webmin-1.580.tar.gz [following]\n--2012-03-25 22:33:06-- http:\/\/cdnetworks-kr-1.dl.sourceforge.net\/project\/webadmin\/webmin\/1.580\/webmin-1.580.tar.gz\nResolving cdnetworks-kr-1.dl.sourceforge.net... 211.39.135.162\nConnecting to cdnetworks-kr-1.dl.sourceforge.net|211.39.135.162|:80... connected.\nHTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK\nLength: 16081299 (15M) [application\/x-gzip]\nSaving to: \u00e2webmin-1.580.tar.gz\u00e2\n\n100%[==========================================================>] 16,081,299 68.2K\/s in 4m 14s\n\n2012-03-25 22:37:21 (61.8 KB\/s) - \u00e2webmin-1.580.tar.gz\u00e2<\/pre>\nWhen unpacked, the distribution creates a subdirectory called webmin-1.580 :<\/p>\n
[root@centos62 tmp]# tar -xzvf webmin-1.580.tar.gz<\/pre>\n[root@centos62 tmp]# cd webmin-1.580\n[root@centos62 webmin-1.580]# pwd\n\/tmp\/webmin-1.580<\/pre>\nWhen the setup.sh script is run, it will ask the following questions :<\/p>\n
[root@centos62 webmin-1.580]# .\/setup.sh\n***********************************************************************\n* Welcome to the Webmin setup script, version 1.580 *\n***********************************************************************\nWebmin is a web-based interface that allows Unix-like operating\nsystems and common Unix services to be easily administered.\n\nInstalling Webmin in \/tmp\/webmin-1.580 ...\n\n***********************************************************************\nWebmin uses separate directories for configuration files and log files.\nUnless you want to run multiple versions of Webmin at the same time\nyou can just accept the defaults.\n\nConfig file directory [\/etc\/webmin]:\nLog file directory [\/var\/webmin]:\n\n***********************************************************************\nWebmin is written entirely in Perl. Please enter the full path to the\nPerl 5 interpreter on your system.\n\nFull path to perl (default \/usr\/bin\/perl):\n\nTesting Perl ...\nPerl seems to be installed ok\n\n***********************************************************************\nOperating system name: CentOS Linux\nOperating system version: 6.2\n\n***********************************************************************\nWebmin uses its own password protected web server to provide access\nto the administration programs. The setup script needs to know :\n - What port to run the web server on. There must not be another\n web server already using this port.\n - The login name required to access the web server.\n - The password required to access the web server.\n - If the webserver should use SSL (if your system supports it).\n - Whether to start webmin at boot time.\n\nWeb server port (default 10000):\nLogin name (default admin):\nLogin password:\nPassword again:\nThe Perl SSLeay library is not installed. SSL not available.\nStart Webmin at boot time (y\/n): y\n***********************************************************************\nCreating web server config files..\n..done\n\nCreating access control file..\n..done\n\nInserting path to perl into scripts..\n..done\n\nCreating start and stop scripts..\n..done\n\nCopying config files..\n..done\n\nConfiguring Webmin to start at boot time..\nCreated init script \/etc\/rc.d\/init.d\/webmin\n..done\n\nCreating uninstall script \/etc\/webmin\/uninstall.sh ..\n..done\n\nChanging ownership and permissions ..\n..done\n\nRunning postinstall scripts ..\nPID file \/var\/webmin\/miniserv.pid does not exist\n..done\n\nEnabling background status collection ..\nPID file \/var\/webmin\/miniserv.pid does not exist\n..done\n\nAttempting to start Webmin mini web server..\nStarting Webmin server in \/tmp\/webmin-1.580\nPre-loaded WebminCore\n..done\n\n***********************************************************************\nWebmin has been installed and started successfully. Use your web\nbrowser to go to\n\n http:\/\/centos62.ehowstuff.local:10000\/\n\nand login with the name and password you entered previously.<\/pre>\nStop Iptables :<\/p>\n
\n[root@centos62 webmin-1.580]# service iptables stop\niptables: Flushing firewall rules: [ OK ]\niptables: Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: filter [ OK ]\niptables: Unloading modules: [ OK ]\n<\/pre>\nTo access Webmin administration console through web interface, navigate the server URL to your web browser :
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