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 1:21 PM
> To: web...@li...
> Subject: Re: [webmin-l] Network Configuration Module
> 
> Thomas E Dukes wrote:
> 
> > 
> >
> >  
> >
> >>-----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
> >>>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >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
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> <important info for Jamie here>
> 
> I asked Johnny Hughes about the release version file. It is 
> official that using redhat-release is OK with Redhat. The 
> file just can't contain any reference to redhat. So, at least 
> for now, it looks like CentOS will use redhat-release in /etc.
> 
> Whitebox did use their own release file. I wonder if that's 
> still hanging around? wbel-release or whitebox-release.. I 
> don't remember the name. I guess that could be causing issues?
> 
> Beyond that, Jamie would best know how to handle this as 
> obviously he knows Webmin inside and out.
> 
> Do check your ACL list though, just to be sure the module 
> didn't somehow get turned off for whatever user you operate under.
> 
> And thanks again to Jamie for supporting these other OS's. 
> I'm sure it's getting to be quite a list!
> 

Thanks again John,

Networking Configuration is not in the list for root or any other user.

Maybe Jamie can fix it in a later release.

Thanks