Re: [webmin-l] webmin/virtualmin problems creating virtual servers

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

On 30/Mar/2006 18:13 RYAN M. vAN GINNEKEN wrote ..
> 
> ----- Jamie Cameron <jca...@we...> wrote:
> > On 29/Mar/2006 00:12 RYAN vAN GINNEKEN wrote ..
> > > First of i am getting really close to making my life alot easier
> > through
> > > the uses of your great program.  Hoping all the time i put in now
> > will
> > > save me time in the near future.
> > >
> > > When virtualmin adds a zone it always adds it to the
> > > /usr/local/etc/named.conf directory this does not work for me i need
> > it
> > > to be added to the /usr/local/etc/namedb/webmin/zones.file.  I have
> > made
> > > the adjustment in the dns server module config by checking the Add
> > new
> > > zones to file and adding this to the dialog box
> > > /usr/local/etc/namedb/webmin/zones.file.
> >
> > So is Webmin/Virtualmin doing the right thing after you make this
> > change?
> 
> NO the change does not seem to have any effect.  It still adds this to
> the bottom of my /usr/local/etc/named.conf file instead of /usr/local/etc/namedb/webin/zones.file
> 
> 
> zone "test210.com" {
>         type master;
>         file "/usr/local/etc/namedb/webmin/pz/test210.com.hosts";
>         };

That looks like a Virtualmin bug..
I will fix it in the next release though.

> >  
> > > When creating the apache site webmin seems to do a great job adding
> > the
> > > apache web directives to to new file
> > /usr/local/etc/apache/vhost.conf
> > > but adds the below.  I would like to see *:80 rather than an ip
> > address
> > > also it seems to leave behind a bunch of these enteries when i
> > delete
> > > virtual servers.
> > >
> > > <VirtualHost 68.146.204.152:80>
> > > </VirtualHost>
> > > <VirtualHost 68.146.204.152:80>
> > > </VirtualHost>
> > >
> > > I have added these directives to the apache directive box is that
> > the
> > > best/only way seems alittle messy? can i use a template file or
> > something.
> >
> > Do you mean you added the actual <Virtualhost> lines to the template?
> > That
> > is not needed, as they are added automatically .. in fact, adding them
> > could
> > cause problems deleting.
> 
> No or yes you are talking about the Edit Server Template page right? On
> the Edit Server Template page under the section Directive and settings
> for new websites sections. I have checked off the apache directives below
> button, and filled in the box with the following content.
> 
> # ============ This the ${DOM} virtual host file ==========
> 
> ServerName ${DOM}
> ServerAlias www.${DOM}
> DocumentRoot ${HOME}/public_html
> ErrorLog ${HOME}/logs/error_log
> CustomLog ${HOME}/logs/access_log common
> ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ ${HOME}/cgi-bin/
> <Directory ${HOME}/public_html>
> Options Indexes IncludesNOEXEC FollowSymLinks
> allow from all
> </Directory>
> 
> #       SuexecUserGroup rmvg rmvg
> #       <Directory /home/site.com/public_html/cgi >
> #               Options +ExecCGI +Indexes
> #               AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
> #       </Directory>
> 
> </VirtualHost>
> 
> <VirtualHost *:80>
> 
>         ServerName mail.${DOM}
>         ErrorLog ${HOME}/logs/error_log
>         CustomLog ${HOME}/logs/access_log common
>         Redirect permanent / http://www.canmail.org/
> 
> </VirtualHost>
> 
> <VirtualHost *:80>
> 
>         ServerName logs.${DOM}
>         DocumentRoot ${HOME}/public_html/stats
>         ErrorLog ${HOME}/logs/error_log
>         CustomLog ${HOME}/logs/access_log common
> 
> THEREFORE YES I HAVE ADDED SEVERAL <VirtualHost *:80> ENTERIES BUT LET
> WEBMIN TAKE CARE OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM ONE.  It took me some experementing
> but i got pretty much the output i want from webmin in vhost.conf file.
> However it use my ip address rather than a *:80 here is what webmin adds
> to the vhost.conf file.
> 
> <VirtualHost 68.146.204.152:80>
> # ============ This the test209.com virtual host file ==========
> 
> ServerName test209.com
> ServerAlias www.test209.com
> DocumentRoot /home/test209.com/public_html
> ErrorLog /home/test209.com/logs/error_log
> CustomLog /home/test209.com/logs/access_log common
> ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /home/test209.com/cgi-bin/
> <Directory /home/test209.com/public_html>
> Options Indexes IncludesNOEXEC FollowSymLinks
> allow from all
> </Directory>
> 
> #       SuexecUserGroup rmvg rmvg
> #       <Directory /home/site.com/public_html/cgi >
> #               Options +ExecCGI +Indexes
> #               AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
> #       </Directory>
> 
> </VirtualHost>
> 
> <VirtualHost *:80>
> 
>         ServerName mail.test209.com
>         ErrorLog /home/test209.com/logs/error_log
>         CustomLog /home/test209.com/logs/access_log common
>         Redirect permanent / http://www.canmail.org/
> 
> </VirtualHost>
> 
> <VirtualHost *:80>
> 
>         ServerName logs.test209.com
>         DocumentRoot /home/test209.com/public_html/stats
>         ErrorLog /home/test209.com/logs/error_log
>         CustomLog /home/test209.com/logs/access_log common
> </VirtualHost>
> 
> I JUST DELETED THE ABOVE SITE AND IT LEFT THE VHOST.CONF FILE CLEAN THIER
> IS ONE PROBLEM SOLVED ITSELF THANKS WEBMIN.

Ok, I can see why those extra virtual servers aren't being deleted - putting
them into the template like that is kind of a hack!
Which Apache version do you run there? Whether or not it uses * or the IP in
the <Virtualhost> depends on the Apache version ..

 - Jamie