RE: [webmin-l] Network Configuration Module

[Thomas E D. <ed...@al...>]

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: web...@li... 
> [mailto:web...@li...] On Behalf 
> Of Jamie Cameron
> Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 8:51 PM
> To: web...@li...
> Subject: RE: [webmin-l] Network Configuration Module
> 
> On Mon, 2005-10-24 at 10:03, Thomas E Dukes wrote:
> > > > > > > > >>Jamie Cameron wrote:
> > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > >>    
> > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > >>>This happens because Webmin doesn't detect CentOS 4.2
> > > > > > > > >>>      
> > > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > > >>properly, due to
> > > > > > > > >>    
> > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > >>>the removal of the /etc/centos-release file that
> > > > > > existed on older
> > > > > > > > >>>versions. The best fix would be to copy
> > > > /etc/redhat-release
> > > > > > > > >>>to /etc/centos-release , and remove and re-install
> > > > > > Webmin. However,
> > > > > > > > >>>re-installing like that will cause all webmin and
> > > > virtualmin
> > > > > > > > >>>      
> > > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > > >>settings to be lost, so don't do it if you 
> have any that
> > > > > > > > you want to
> > > > > > > > >>preserve!
> > > > > > > > >>    
> > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > >>>Alternatively, you can just go to the Webmin
> > > Configuration
> > > > > > > > >>>module, click on the Operating System icon and
> > > > change the OS
> > > > > > > > >>>      
> > > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > > >>manually to CentOS 4.2.
> > > > > > > > >>    
> > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > >>>- Jamie
> > > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > > >>>On 22/Oct/2005 23:26 Thomas E Dukes wrote ..
> > > > > > > > >>> 
> > > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > > >>>      
> > > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > > >>>>Jamie,
> > > > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > >>>>I noticed my network configuration module was
> > > missing.  I
> > > > > > > > deleted a
> > > > > > > > >>>>few unused modules a couple of weeks ago and
> > > > thought I might
> > > > > > > > >>>>have inadvertently deleted it as well.  So 
> I went to 
> > > > > > > > >>>>the
> > > > > > > > webmin site and
> > > > > > > > >>>>downloaded it but was unable to install it 
> because my
> > > > > > OS was not
> > > > > > > > >>>>supported??????
> > > > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > >>>>I'm running CentOS 4.2 based on RHEL 4.  
> > > > > > Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasup?
> > > > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > >>>>TIA
> > > > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > >>>>        
> > > > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > >Hello John,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >It was previously there when I was at 4.1 
> after upgraging
> > > > > > > > from WBEL 4.  
> > > > > > > > >Not sure when it disappeared.  Probably on the
> > > > latest upgrade
> > > > > > > > >of webmin.  Any ideas on how to fix it?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >TIA
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >  
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > <important info for Jamie here>
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > I asked Johnny Hughes about the release version file. It
> > > > > > is official
> > > > > > > > that using redhat-release is OK with Redhat. The file
> > > > just can't
> > > > > > > > contain any reference to redhat. So, at least 
> for now, it
> > > > > > looks like
> > > > > > > > CentOS will use redhat-release in /etc.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Whitebox did use their own release file. I wonder if 
> > > > > > > > that's still hanging around? wbel-release or 
> > > > > > > > whitebox-release.. I
> > > > > > don't remember
> > > > > > > > the name. I guess that could be causing issues?
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Beyond that, Jamie would best know how to handle this as
> > > > > > obviously
> > > > > > > > he knows Webmin inside and out.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Do check your ACL list though, just to be sure the
> > > > module didn't
> > > > > > > > somehow get turned off for whatever user you 
> operate under.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > And thanks again to Jamie for supporting these 
> other OS's. 
> > > > > > > > I'm sure it's getting to be quite a list!
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Thanks again John,
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Networking Configuration is not in the list for 
> root or any
> > > > > > other user.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Maybe Jamie can fix it in a later release.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Yes, I definately will..
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > The problem with the Network Configuration module is that
> > > > it is only
> > > > > > supported on certain operating systems, like Redhat and
> > > > CentOS. If
> > > > > > Webmin cannot detect your OS properly, the module will
> > > not appear.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > If you switched the OS, make sure it is correctly 
> displayed on 
> > > > > > Webmin's main menu - it should be displayed as 'CentOS
> > > > 4.2'. Also,
> > > > > > make sure that in the /etc/webmin/config file, there are
> > > > lines like
> > > > > > :
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > os_type=redhat-linux
> > > > > > os_version=10.0
> > > > > > real_os_type=CentOS Linux
> > > > > > real_os_version=4.2
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >  - Jamie
> > > > > 
> > > > > Hi Jamie,
> > > > > 
> > > > > I manually changed the OS from CentOS 4 to CentOS 4.2 as
> > > > you suggested
> > > > > earlier. The /etc/webmin/config file is as above except
> > > > os_version=4.2.
> > > > 
> > > > Actually, I thought of a better solution - just copy 
> > > > /etc/redhat-release to /etc/centos-release , go back to the
> > > operating
> > > > system page, check the 'Use detected operating system' box
> > > and click
> > > > Save.
> > > > 
> > > >  - Jamie
> > > 
> > > Hi Jamie,
> > > 
> > > Actually, I thought of that or either creating a symlink 
> to same.  
> > > Just didn't have the ****** to do so.  If you say so, 
> I'll try and 
> > > let you know what happens..............
> > > 
> > 
> > Ok, I cp /etc/redhat-release to /etc/centos-release and the network 
> > configuration module is now present.  :-)
> > 
> > But what impact will that have on updates, etc., if any, to 
> Centos?????
> 
> You can actually delete that file now, as once Webmin has 
> used it to detect the OS it is not needed anymore. However, 
> keeping it around isn't likely to cause any problems ..
> 
>  - Jamie

Thanks, Jamie!!!!!!