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Webmin 1.560 Won't Start at Boot

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2011-08-07
2013-05-22
  • Bryan Channell

    Bryan Channell - 2011-08-07

    I just upgraded webmin from v1.550 to v1.560 on my ubuntu 10.04.2 server…  After the upgrade webmin will no longer start at boot…  I have tried setting the option on the webmin configuration page, and on System / Bootup and Shutdown page…  But the change never takes place…  Can anyone tell me how to set webmin to start on boot with the command line…?  Or does anyone know if there is a problem with the new v1.560 of webmin that is preventing it from starting at boot time…?  I have never had any issues with all the previous versions of webmin.  I don't remember what the 1st version I started using was, but I have updated it with every new version from with webmin, and have never had any issues until now…

     
  • Steven Byrnes

    Steven Byrnes - 2011-08-08

    I have the same problem, as have others. It seems to be a bug regarding upstart. I'm keeping my eye on the webmin/virtualmin forums, eg https://www.virtualmin.com/node/19092
    regards,
    Steven

     
  • Bryan Channell

    Bryan Channell - 2011-08-08

    Thanks for the info…  I hope it gets fixed soon…

     
  • Anonymous

    Anonymous - 2011-08-08

    Hi.

    i also experinced this problem with 1.550. i noticed that the upstart script was different from the 1.540 version, so i downloaded the older one and then upgraded. works fine now.

    you could paste this into your webmin upstart script, found under system -> bootup and shutdown


    #!/bin/sh
    # Start/stop Webmin

    case "$1" in
    'start')
    /etc/webmin/start >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null
    RETVAL=$?
    ;;
    'stop')
    /etc/webmin/stop
    RETVAL=$?
    ;;
    'status')
    pidfile=`grep "^pidfile=" /etc/webmin/miniserv.conf | sed -e 's/pidfile=//g'`
    if ; then
    pid=`cat $pidfile`
    kill -0 $pid >/dev/null 2>&1
    if ; then
    echo "webmin (pid $pid) is running"
    RETVAL=0
    else
    echo "webmin is stopped"
    RETVAL=1
    fi
    else
    echo "webmin is stopped"
    RETVAL=1
    fi
    ;;
    'restart')
    /etc/webmin/stop ; /etc/webmin/start
    RETVAL=$?
    ;;
    *)
    echo "Usage: $0 { start | stop }"
    RETVAL=1
    ;;
    esac
    exit $RETVAL


    best regards

     
  • Anonymous

    Anonymous - 2011-08-08

    I fixed this by putting this in terminal

    cd /etc/init.d
    update-rc.d webmin defaults
    
     
  • Bryan Channell

    Bryan Channell - 2011-08-08

    Thanks for the replies everyone…  I fixed it also by using the "update-rd.d webmin defaults" trick…

     
  • Josep Cholbi

    Josep Cholbi - 2011-08-09

    Thank a lot. The solution of  "update-rc.d webmin defaults" worked perfectly.
    You're my hero :D

     
  • Steven Byrnes

    Steven Byrnes - 2011-08-10

    mine too.
    Nothing much coming out of maison webmin so I'll just have to be more careful before upgrading webmin next time.

     
  • Fredrik Lysen

    Fredrik Lysen - 2011-08-10

    I'll agree with previous post, I'll be more careful next webmin upgrade. I also posted on an other thread:
    https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=117457&aid=3387764&group_id=17457
    But nothing interesting there just closed. For the moment I have 62 webmin servers running and I'll leave them on webmin version 1.530.

     
  • Bill Damage

    Bill Damage - 2011-09-02

    +1
    I was about to post this, and had I done so the wording & version numbers would have been identical. We can't be alone. Anyone else please?

    I also have the problem where, since this upgrade, I have a large yellow banner on my VirtualMin page which reads "Virtualmin's configuration has not been checked since it was last updated. Click the button below to verify it now.". When i click that, it performs a set of tests which end at "The system does not use init.d-style boot actions" adn it aborts. I can't get rid of that yellow message. I've done *nothing* except upgrade via the webmin/virtualmin upgrade screen each time I noticed new modules/versions available, and this has been perfect for well over a year now having done this dozens of times.

     

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