[webmin-l] Ubuntu Howto Webmin --- My Path

[Bob <Bo...@de...>]

I had almost torn out all my hair trying to get webmin running on Ubuntu 
5.04 "The Hoary Hedgehog".

I found that none of the instructions on the web worked, nor any of the 
email archives.

I installed Ubuntu 5.04 "The Hoary Hedgehog" as a server only with 
minimal system.

It is a real trip to work with an OS that does not allow login by root 
and you must do everything by sudo.

Fixed that real quick:  sudo passwd root
Set the password and now you can login as root
logged in as root

mkdir /usr/local/src/webmin
cd /usr/local/src/webmin
wget 
http://easynews.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/webadmin/webmin-1.230.tar.gz
gunzip webmin-1.230.tar.gz
tar xf webmin-1.230.tar
cd webmin-1.230
./setup.sh /usr/local/webmin
accepted all defaults

BUT webmin would not run

cd /var/webmin
nano miniserv.error

[21/Sep/2005:16:17:25 -0700] miniserv.pl started
[21/Sep/2005:16:17:25 -0700] Perl module Authen::PAM needed for PAM is 
not inst$
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 2) line 1.

OK, the Authen:PAM would not install for me.

So, I edited /etc/miniserv.conf with nano (an editor that comes with ubuntu)
changed the
passwd_file=/etc/shadow
to
passwd_file=/etc/passwd

wrote the file and exited nano

then performed /etc/webmin/start

and VOILE --- it works

I hope this helps someone.

I love Webmin and I get very frustrated when an Operating System does 
not like it to install and run properly.

Jaime --- Thanks for a great program!

Why? Ubuntu?? I am following instructions to install XEN and the 
instructions call for Ubuntu.


Bob