Q. How do I install webmin control panel for my FreeBSD server?
A. Webmin is a web-based interface for system administration for Unix including FreeBSD. Using any browser that supports tables and forms, you can setup user accounts, Apache, DNS, file sharing, firewall and so on. Webmin consists of a simple web server, and a number of CGI programs which directly update system files like /etc/inetd.conf and /etc/master.passwd.
Install webmin
To install webmin, update your ports, enter:
# portsnap fetch update
Install webmin from /usr/ports/sysutils/webmin, enter:
# cd /usr/ports/sysutils/webmin
# make install clean
Configure webmin
Now, webmin is installed. Start webmin on startup, enter:
# vi /etc/rc.conf
Append following line:
webmin_enable="YES"
Save and close the file. You need to run /usr/local/lib/webmin/setup.sh script in order to setup the various config files, enter:
# /usr/local/lib/webmin/setup.sh
Sample output:
*********************************************************************** * Welcome to the Webmin setup script, version 1.420 * *********************************************************************** Webmin is a web-based interface that allows Unix-like operating systems and common Unix services to be easily administered. Installing Webmin in /usr/local/lib/webmin ... *********************************************************************** Webmin uses separate directories for configuration files and log files. Unless you want to run multiple versions of Webmin at the same time you can just accept the defaults. Log file directory [/var/log/webmin]: [Press Enter] *********************************************************************** Webmin is written entirely in Perl. Please enter the full path to the Perl 5 interpreter on your system. Full path to perl (default /usr/bin/perl): [Press Enter] Testing Perl ... Perl seems to be installed ok *********************************************************************** Operating system name: FreeBSD Operating system version: 7.0 *********************************************************************** Webmin uses its own password protected web server to provide access to the administration programs. The setup script needs to know : - What port to run the web server on. There must not be another web server already using this port. - The login name required to access the web server. - The password required to access the web server. - If the webserver should use SSL (if your system supports it). - Whether to start webmin at boot time. Web server port (default 10000): [Press Enter] Login name (default admin): [Press Enter] Login password: [type password] Password again: Use SSL (y/n): y *********************************************************************** Creating web server config files.. ..done Creating access control file.. ..done Creating start and stop scripts.. ..done Copying config files.. ..done Changing ownership and permissions .. ..done Running postinstall scripts .. ..done
How do I view webmin?
Fire a webbrowser and enter url:
https://your-domain.com:10000/
OR
https://your-server-ip:10000/
You should see login html form as follows:
(Fig. 01: - Webmin in action under FreeBSD)
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It very goods. Thank you
how can i fix this problem
An error has occurred building a program for listing mounted filesystems on your system :
/usr/local/lib/webmin/mount/freebsd-mounts-5.c: In function ‘main’:
/usr/local/lib/webmin/mount/freebsd-mounts-5.c:18: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘exit’
/usr/local/lib/webmin/mount/freebsd-mounts-5.c: In function ‘expand_flags’:
/usr/local/lib/webmin/mount/freebsd-mounts-5.c:34: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘strcat’
/usr/local/lib/webmin/mount/freebsd-mounts-5.c:38: error: ‘MNT_NODEV’ undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/local/lib/webmin/mount/freebsd-mounts-5.c:38: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/usr/local/lib/webmin/mount/freebsd-mounts-5.c:38: error: for each function it appears in.)
/usr/local/lib/webmin/mount/freebsd-mounts-5.c:48: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘strlen’
thanks in advance
I got the same thing after the install said “Permission Denied” when running postinstall scripts.
If you get this error:
An error has occurred building a program for listing mounted filesystems on your system
…then you’re running an outdated version. I found this page because I was as well. You can use Webmin itself to upgrade to the latest version and this will work fine.
Cheers,
GregMo
thanx allot GregMo i had 2 update my ports :P
is very nice to be conected
Typing Error:
To install webbin, update your ports, enter:
When i install webmin i dont get no error whatsoever, however it doesnt work when i go to the webpage, why is this ? it just doesnt load at all ?
good article
thank you very much
I got Running postinstall scripts …
permission denied
any help in this matter?thanks in advance.
same here, postinstall scripts = permission denied * 2 the first time, tried running it again and it spits it out once. Once I learn where logs are for it I’ll see if I can dredge up more details.
If you are running ‘portsnap fetch update’ first time, enter:
It should work…also, portsnap is not available for FreeBSD 5.x or older in base system.
After installation, please run: #/usr/local/etc/rc.d/webmin start
“Permission Denied” when running postinstall scripts. Same Problem under FreeBSD 8.0
Is there any solution? Thanks! Earl
“Permission Denied” when running postinstall scripts.
help plz!
iv’e got this error :
/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.9/mach/auto/SDBM_File/SDBM_File.so: Undefined symbol “sdbm_open”
FreeBSD 8.0 64 bit version
perl version perl-5.8.9_3
webmin version webmin-1.490
http://www.virtualmin.com/node/10357#comment-45088
thanks for tutorial. very help, now I can control with webmin
The ‘permissions denied’ error appears to be in the Perl port. Adding the package version appears to fix the problem.
cd /usr/ports/lang/perl5.8
make deinstall
pkg_add -r perl
Reference:
http://www.virtualmin.com/node/10357
http://marc.info/?l=webmin-l&m=126401298505059&w=2
what is web-base interface??what is a good design project for it??or a thesis proposal for it..
Please help me !
Web server port (default 10000):
Login name (default admin):
Login password:
Password again:
Use SSL (y/n): y
***********************************************************************
Creating web server config files..
..done
Creating access control file..
..done
Creating start and stop scripts..
..done
Copying config files..
..done
Changing ownership and permissions ..
..done
Running postinstall scripts ..
: Permission denied
: Permission denied
syslog-ng: not found
..done
Enabling background status collection ..
..done