RE: [webmin-l] Network Configuration Module

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

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: web...@li... 
> [mailto:web...@li...] On Behalf 
> Of John Hinton
> Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 11:07 AM
> To: web...@li...
> Subject: Re: [webmin-l] Network Configuration Module
> 
> 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
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> Hmmm.... On a CentOS 4 (upgraded to 4.1), upgrade to 4.2, the 
> OS is listed as 4.0 in webmin. On a fresh install of CentOS 
> 4.2, it shows up as CentOS 4.2 in both redhat-release and 
> webmin. Webmin put the Network Configuration module on both 
> systems. But, maybe the fly in the soup here is trying to 
> re-install a module that was removed? Looking for 
> centos-release on a CentOS 3.5 install, I see the same thing... 
> /etc/redhat-release and no /etc/centos-release. That would be 
> the oldest I can check. I do recall the Whitebox replaced the 
> redhat-release with wbel or whitebox-release. All of this I'm 
> sure due to redhat trademark fears. It wouldn't surprise me 
> if centos-release reappeared as so much else has been renamed 
> that way, like all the redhat server management programs. 
> Would it create various program confusion to have both 
> redhat-release and centos-release in /etc? I bet so.
> 
> I'm not complaining here.. only providing information.
> 
> John Hinton

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