Re: Re: [webmin-l] virtualmin

[Matt L. <we...@ma...>]

Rodney, one method i have found very handy for problems like this, is
setting a shutdown command prior to any scripts that might trash my system
root#shutdown -r 10 &
(restart computer in 10 mins)
and if your command works ok, then reconect to the server and type
root#shutdown -c
(cancel shutdown command)

I know this isn't an ideal situation, but it does help you solve the remote
reboot problem :)

Yours


Matt Lowe
MLSIS
ma...@ml...
www.mlsis.co.uk
(T) (+44) 07050 615 773
(F) (+44) 07020 971 220




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> Message: 9
> Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 20:35:27 -0500
> From: Rodney Richison <ro...@rc...>
> To: web...@li...
> Subject: Re: [webmin-l] virtualmin
> Reply-To: web...@li...
>
> BTW, anyone working on how to make the pop login the email address?
> That'd be a nice one..
>
> >
> > I haven't seen this.  Was the machine an IP-based domain?  And did
> > that IP happen to match the only IP on the system?  That might explain
> > it...
>
> It is the only ip on the system. I chose "name based" domain. Host name
> is the same as the virtual domain name. Could that cause it? Virtualmin
> still wants to tie it to the ip though it seems to me. It autofills in
> the ip address.
>
> > Also, I've not been able to get postfix to talk to the virtual domain.
> > There is already a mail user account, but no home directory.  I tried
> > creating it and pointing it's directory to /home/mail, but that didn't
> > help.
> >
> > Creating a mail user account with a homedir of /home/mail is just a
> > useful precaution to prevent accidental creation of a user later that
> > would have access to some of the mail spool.  It has nothing to do
> > with the postfix configuration--at all.  Postfix does not use the mail
> > user for anything and doesn't need it to exist.
> >
> > Have you followed the postfix directions in the installation section
> > of the Virtualmin docs?
> >
> > http://www.swelltech.com/support/virtual-servers/
> >
> > I did notice recently that one step is missing which is required for
> > mail pickup via POP or IMAP, and that is to link /var/spool/mail to
> > /home/mail:
> >
> > # ln -s /home/mail /var/spool/mail
>
> I missed this one.
>
> >
> > You're going to need to give us some better information, if the above
> > link doesn't fix things for you.  A tail of the maillog during a
> > failed send to the virtual domain, for example.
>
> Okey doke. Maybe one of my basic concepts is wrong. I have since done
> another restore of the machine, since I'm not sure all the changes
> webmin makes and it's quick and easy to do. However, I need to clue in
> why all connectivity gets lost before I give it another whirl. There's
> no one there to reboot tonight.  :)  I'm sure it's something I've in the
> settings????  I'll worry bout the postfix part later after I create the
> link.
>
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>
> Highest Regards,
>
>
> Rodney Richison
> RCR Computing
> http://www.rcrnet.net
> ro...@rc...
> 918-358-1111
>