RE: Usermin

[Mike At S. <spy...@sp...>]

You are correct, Webmin can be used for that - but it would be easier for
everyone if such a module were available through usermin.  After all,
usermin is a control panel, and it doesn't seem logical that an individual
user should not be able to change their account information through Usermin.
At least the password.  Or a module that allows the administrator to
determine what information a person can change (add email aliases to their
account, too, for example).

Webmin can do it, it's just not efficient when dealing with virtual hosting.

-Mike




> -----Original Message-----
> From: web...@li...
> [mailto:web...@li...]On Behalf Of Carlton
> Thomas
> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 11:53 AM
> To: web...@li...
> Subject: RE: Usermin
>
>
> On Fri, 14 Feb 2003, Mike At Spy wrote:
>
> > I've searched archives for an answer to this myself, and the
> only answer I
> > can come up with at the moment is 'No'.  :\
> >
> > It would be a great addition for a future version, though.  :)
>
> Mike,
>
> Why not use Webmin for this?  Usermin was designed as an admin tool
> to allow a single user to manage their account. However, webmin was
> designed as an admin tool to allow an adminstrator to manage multiple
> accounts, facilities and systems. You can use ACLs to restrict a
> Webmin user's access.
>
> For your requirement, I would suggest that you create a set of accounts
> with a specific prefix and configure the Webmin user to only have access
> to those accounts. Also, if required, you can deny this Webmin user
> access to other modules.
>
> I did not see anything in your original post to indicate why Webmin
> could not be used in this way in your environment. Hope this helps.
>
> Regards !
>
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