AW: general question

[Futureweb.at - I. <in...@fu...>]

hi,

thanks for all the information,
does it operate like linuxconf at telnet?

I just know this tool easily broke stuff at our
server like bindings of ips. 

i got told the reason is, that it makes different config
files than the other tool at that could cause problems.

so far I have to do most things on the server via telnet. 
only new accounts not. 

or does your tool just like parse the config files and 
show the information on the webbrowser, based on the config
files and setup doesn't change anything on the system,
unless I change it?

in case a config file is not formated properly, would it tell you
there is an error or something it can't read, parse, or whatever?

thanks
patrick

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Gesendet: Sonntag, 13. Mai 2001 01:41
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Webmin won't break anything if you don't.

Assuming the tools you've already used create 'correct' configuration 
files, Webmin will use them just fine.  You can continue to use whatever 
other configuration tools you like, or hand editing of the configuration 
files.  This, again, is assuming that your other tools create correct 
files, and you don't do anything weird in your configurations when hand 
editing.

However...Webmin doesn't do things for you.  You actually have to know 
what you're doing, or you can break stuff quite easily (whereas maybe 
your current tools will only let you 'Add', 'Delete', etc. without any 
ability to do things entirely wrong).  So it's entirely possible to 
completely misconfigure your server with Webmin.  Then again, it's 
possible to do nearly everything on your system you might like to do--so 
not as limited as your current tools.

Good luck.

Futureweb.at - Patrick Neuner wrote:

> hi,
> 
> we run a red hat server, version 6.2., apache webserver. 
> 
> our provider already installed some cgi's for
> webadministration of new users, webspace-customers.
> 
> it is a little buggy and you can't do a whole lot with it,
> so i am interested in installing your system.
> 
> the only worry I have is, due to the new control panels, how easy
> is it to break something if you install it at a already working
> system?
> 
> we have a couple of hundret domains running there with enough costumers, 
> but I don't have a test enviroment I could set up and try with. 
> 
> would u suggest to be careful with the adoption, or shouldn't there be
> big issues?
> 
> for apache, i am not able to add users and disc quotas? or what is
> the main disadvantage having apache instead of your miniserv.pl?
> 
> 
> thanks for your help. 
> 
> patrick neuner

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