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Webmin
I am a new reader of Full Circle. I read the article on server install and management.with interest. I noted the use of Putty for remote management. While Putty is useful for remote shell access (ie, command-line instructions), a more effective solution for day-to-day server management is Webmin.
What is Webmin?
“Webmin is a web-based interface for system administration for Unix. Using any modern web browser, you can set up user accounts, Apache, DNS, file sharing and much more. Webmin removes the need to manually edit Unix configuration files like /etc/passwd, and lets you manage a system from the console or remotely. See the standard modules page for a list of all the functions built into Webmin, or check out the screenshots.”
source: www.webmin.com
When I transferred from Novell and Microsoft servers to Ubuntu servers, I missed the ease of use of GUIs for management. I felt I had gone back to the 80s and DOS. Then I started to use Webmin for server management; it became easier and more effective.
Webmin for Linux can be downloaded from www.webmin.com. A cookbook and manuals are also available.
Once Webmin is installed on your server and set up, it can be accessed by a web browser from anywhere.
Neil
Cheating
It's a slippery slope, like smoking or drinking. You finally quit Windows, but little things suck you back in. “Come on man, just one drag… just one drink.”
You need one program for work, you want iTunes because the company gave you an iPhone. You bought Google Sketchup. That is what brought me back to Windows.
I feel dirty everytime I boot up, especially when I pass by Linux and go into Windows to do something Linux could do. And if I get distracted and end up just looking at the internet on Windows, am I really cheating on Linux? Probably. But when I want to get stuff done, I use Linux. If I want to recover erased photos or an accidentally formatted drive, I'm in Photorec on Linux. If I want to make a stand-alone motion detecting camera out of an old IBM Thinkpad, I use Linux. If I want to upload firmware to my 3D printer, I use Linux. But, to be honest, I feel like it's like cheating on my wife; the mistress does things my wife won't… But I worry about viruses. That's my two cents.
Peter Liwyj