[Nottingham] Webmin - opinions wanted
Iain Lennon
nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk
Wed Aug 6 17:57:03 2003
Sorry to be confusing.
SSL is on by default in my distro and I use this to access the webmin serve=
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However the mandrake installation of webmin has (under the "other" tab) jav=
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implementations of ssh and vnc clients. As you can view the webpage with an=
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browser, this means I can use internet explorer to reach the command line o=
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my server (my server runs Open SSH) even under windows.=20
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On Wednesday 06 Aug 2003 13:30, Bunter Matthew wrote:
> Iain,
>
> I don't understand what you mean by connecting using SSH and VNC. Is this
> with Webmin from your Windows box? Doesn't Webmin allow SSL?
>
> Matt
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Iain Lennon [mailto:ril@doctors.org.uk]
> Envoy=E9 : mercredi 6 ao=FBt 2003 15:58
> =C0 : nottingham@mailman.lug.org.uk
> Objet : Re: [Nottingham] Webmin - opinions wanted
>
>
> I use webmin to remotely configure my proxy/mail/samba server and firewall
> under Mandrake 9.1. I find it easy to use for the most part. Occasionaly
> changes to virtual network devices do not persist beyond a reboot, but for
> the most part things seem easy to manage. The SSH shell and VNC viewer are
> also helpful when I'm using windows and have to change something on the
> server. And if all else fails, I can use them to reach linuxconf or vi to
> edit something!!
>
> Iain Lennon
>
> On Wednesday 06 Aug 2003 12:30, Bunter Matthew wrote:
> > All,
> >
> > How many people on the list use Webmin for doing admin tasks? Is it as
> > easy as it seems? Caveats? Criticisms?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Matt
> >
> >
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Dr Iain Lennon