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RE: [webmin-l] Network Configuration Module
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From: Thomas E D. <ed...@al...> - 2005-10-24 00:04:16
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> -----Original Message----- > From: web...@li... > [mailto:web...@li...] On Behalf > Of Thomas E Dukes > Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 7:57 PM > To: web...@li... > Subject: RE: [webmin-l] Network Configuration Module > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: web...@li... > > [mailto:web...@li...] On > Behalf Of Jamie > > Cameron > > Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 7:12 PM > > To: web...@li... > > Subject: RE: [webmin-l] Network Configuration Module > > > > On Sun, 2005-10-23 at 11:45, Thomas E Dukes wrote: > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: web...@li... > > > > [mailto:web...@li...] On Behalf Of > > > > Jamie Cameron > > > > Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 7:39 PM > > > > To: web...@li... > > > > Subject: RE: [webmin-l] Network Configuration Module > > > > > > > > On Sun, 2005-10-23 at 04:03, Thomas E Dukes wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > -----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. > > > > > > > > Yes, I definately will.. > > > > > > > > The problem with the Network Configuration module is that > > it is only > > > > supported on certain operating systems, like Redhat and > > CentOS. If > > > > Webmin cannot detect your OS properly, the module will > not appear. > > > > > > > > If you switched the OS, make sure it is correctly displayed on > > > > Webmin's main menu - it should be displayed as 'CentOS > > 4.2'. Also, > > > > make sure that in the /etc/webmin/config file, there are > > lines like > > > > : > > > > > > > > os_type=redhat-linux > > > > os_version=10.0 > > > > real_os_type=CentOS Linux > > > > real_os_version=4.2 > > > > > > > > - Jamie > > > > > > Hi Jamie, > > > > > > I manually changed the OS from CentOS 4 to CentOS 4.2 as > > you suggested > > > earlier. The /etc/webmin/config file is as above except > > os_version=4.2. > > > > Actually, I thought of a better solution - just copy > > /etc/redhat-release to /etc/centos-release , go back to the > operating > > system page, check the 'Use detected operating system' box > and click > > Save. > > > > - Jamie > > Hi Jamie, > > Actually, I thought of that or either creating a symlink to > same. Just didn't have the ****** to do so. If you say so, > I'll try and let you know what happens.............. > Ok, I cp /etc/redhat-release to /etc/centos-release and the network configuration module is now present. :-) But what impact will that have on updates, etc., if any, to Centos????? |
