RE: [webmin-l] Network Configuration Module

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

On Mon, 2005-10-24 at 10:03, Thomas E Dukes wrote:
> > > > > > > >>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?????

You can actually delete that file now, as once Webmin has used it to
detect the OS it is not needed anymore. However, keeping it around isn't
likely to cause any problems ..

 - Jamie