Re: How can I allow specific Unix users (based on unix groups) to login to Webmin?

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

Stephen Ollinger wrote:
> On Sun, 2003-02-23 at 06:46, Stephen Ollinger wrote:
> 
>> I have read FAQ #24 (How can I allow any Unix user to login to 
>> Webmin?) and would like to know who to do the following:
>>
>> In the Webmin Users module, I would create a user called staffunixer.  
>> I would give this webmin user access to the modules that I would want 
>> all my Unix users in the 'staff' unix group to have access to.  
>> Whenever a user logs into webmin using their unix account username and 
>> password, webmin would give them the modules that I setup for 
>> staffunixer if they belong to the unix group 'staff'.  This would 
>> allow me to create unix users and put add them into the unix group 
>> that would give them the right webmin modules.  I wouldn't have to 
>> create specific webmin users for each user I wanted to give access to 
>> webmin.
>>
>> Hope that makes sense.  Basically my question is :
>>
>> How can I allow specific Unix users based on specific Unix groups to 
>> login to Webmin without creating specific Webmin users for each user?
> 
> 
>>> This is not currently possible in Webmin unfortunately .. only a single
>>> Unix authentication user can exist. Usermin gives you more flexibility
>>> in controlling which Unix users a Webmin user can access, but it's
>>
> modules are of course different ..
> 
>>> - Jamie
>>
> 
> 
> Jamie:
> 
> If this is not possible then how do I add webmin users from the command 
> line?  I followed the last instructions from the FAQ but it does work.  
> Here is my process:
> 
> I add a linux user web3 with a password
> I edit miniserv.users and add the line web3:x:0::
> I edit the webmin.acl and add the line web3: quota ... extra modules etc
> 
> I can't login with web3. If I go in with an admin account and edit web3 
> user and just save the info it will then work.  How do I get this to 
> work so I add users through a command line script?
> 
> I have tried adding a line in config too (web3: quota)
> 
> This would do the same thing.
> 
> Stephen.

Updating those files is all that is needed, but you have to re-start 
Webmin for the changes to take effect. Just run  /etc/webmin/stop ; 
/etc/webmin/start  to do it.

  - Jamie