Re: [webmin-l] Webmin Cluster

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

On Fri, 2005-10-14 at 14:17, Ugo Bellavance wrote:
> Ugo Bellavance wrote:
> > Jamie Cameron wrote:
> >> On Fri, 2005-10-14 at 01:13, Ugo Bellavance wrote:
> >>> OIivier Grossmann wrote:
> >>>> Good morning,
> >>>> I've installed webmin successfully and added some different webmin 
> >>>> servers,
> >>>> but I can't distribute a package to severel registered webmin 
> >>>> servers because
> >>>> they won't be shown. I've registered webmin servers in the webmin 
> >>>> modul Webmin
> >>>>> Webmin Server Index. There I can see, edit and delete these servers.
> >>>> Can somebody help me?`
> >>>>
> >>>> Great, thanks.
> >>>
> >>> Same problem here, using 1.220 on RHEL4.  I have created servers and 
> >>> one group.  I can see my servers in Webmin servers module, but when I 
> >>> go in "Cluster Webmin Servers, I can only see "this server".  I'm 
> >>> logged in as root.
> >>
> >> In the Webmin Servers Index module, did you enter usernames and
> >> passwords for the other servers? That is required for the cluster
> >> modules to be able to control them ..
> >>
> > 
> > I see what I missed.  It might be a good idea to make it default or 
> > write something on this page saying that we need this to manage the 
> > cluster...
> 
> An Idea:  In cluster copy, I see that we can create a cluster copy, but 
> only from the current webminned server.  It would be great to create a 
> cluster copy with a different source.

Not a bad idea .. I may do this in future.

> I was wondering: what is the philosophy?  Use a separate server to 
> manage a cluster?  I need to manage a cluster of 2 web servers.  It is a 
> bit wierd since the current server in webmin cannot be part of a group.

You don't need a separate server.. if you want to copy a file to
multiple servers including the current server, you can select both 'this
server' and a group from the list (using ctrl-click).

 - Jamie