Webmin? Good, Bad, Ugly?

[NoOp]

On 07/21/2007 04:22 PM, Karl Auer wrote:
> On Sat, 2007-07-21 at 15:04 -0800, Damien Hull wrote:
>> It seams that Webmin security is an issue. Here's a quick fix.
>> 
>>     * install ssh on the server
>>     * Configure your network so you have ssh access to the server
>>           o I change the ssh port to something above 10000
>>     * Create an ssh tunnel to Webmin
>>     * Open a browser and connect
> 
> This also sort of gets around a problem I have (regularly!) where webmin
> does nothing at all after the login dialog - it just sits there waiting
> forever.
> 
> This happens far less if connecting locally (which is what happens, from
> webmin's point of view, when you connect over a tunnel).
> 
> I'd be interested if any other webmin users have seen this, especially
> if they have a solution.
> 
> Once connected though, I find webmin very straightforward and reliable,
> and it supports lots of stuff.
> 
> Regards, K.
> 

I also restrict the IPs that can connect. From the Webmin GUI: click on
'Webmin Configuration' then 'IP Access Control'. You can then click on
"only allow from listed addresses" and enter the IPs you want to allow.

You can also change the above from the command line:

http://www.webmin.com/faq.html
<quote>
# How can I change Webmin's list of allowed IP addresses from the shell?

The file you need to modify is /etc/webmin/miniserv.conf , in particular
the allow= or deny= lines. If the allow= line exists, it contains a list
of all addresses and networks that are allowed to connect to Webmin.
Similarly, the deny= line contains addresses that are not allowed to
connect. After modifying this file, you need to run /etc/webmin/stop ;
/etc/webmin/start for the changes to take effect. Naturally, the file
can only be edited by the root user.
</quote>

For Changing the port from the GUI : click on 'Webmin Configuration'
then 'Ports and Addresses'. Change to "Only address.." then the IP, then
"Specific port.." then enter the non-10000 port; example 61000. Then
Listen for broadcasts on 61000.

You can also change the port from the command line:
/etc/webmin/miniserv.conf

Change: port=10000 to port=61000 (or whatever you want it to be) and
	listen=10000 to listen=61000


Added info is here:
http://doxfer.com/Webmin
http://www.webmin.com/faq.html
http://doxfer.com/Webmin/Tutorials