Webmin? Good, Bad, Ugly?

[Derek Broughton]

Damien Hull wrote:

> Is Webmin good, bad or just damn ugly?

I'll vote for the last.
> 
> I would like others opinions. I use Webmin for all my linux servers. I
> know I should be using the command line. 

Why?  It's my professional opinion that more errors are introduced to
servers by admins - either tired or just ignorant - using command line
configuration, than ever occur through a tool like webmin.

> However, I work with a lot of 
> people that are new to Linux. They don't know anything about the CLI.

Nor should they need to.

> Other Questions:
> 
>     * Is Webmin a good thing for new Linux users ( server side not
>       workstation )?

Probably not.  But the reality is that a huge number of people get thrown in
the deep end.  The boss tells them that they've just decided to install a
linux server, and they've been appointed sysadmin.  What do you do?  If
you've got the time, you read and learn.  If not, you get by as well as
possible, and webmin will stop you making the most egregious errors.

>     * Is there another option?

Not really.
-- 
derek