Re: AW: general question

[Joe C. <jo...@sw...>]

Futureweb.at - Information wrote:

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


Huh?  I don't know.  I haven't used LinuxConf in two years.  It ate one 
two many of my configuration files, and broke my working setups a few 
too many times.  Webmin is nothing like LinuxConf was back then.

 
> 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.


Again, I have no idea how LinuxConf behaves today.  But, as I said in my 
original message, if you've been using the standard locations of 
configuration for your OS, then Webmin will not cause any harm.


> 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?


It's not my tool...Jamie Cameron wrote it.

And, just like I said, Webmin does not interfere with hand-edited or 
otherwise configured files.

Haven't you read the Users Guide, Patrick?  I explain all of this stuff 
in the very first chapter, I thought pretty clearly.


> 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?


Probably not.  In most cases, it ignores what it does not understand. 
This is a side effect of Webmin refusing to break something that you 
have configured already--if it doesn't understand something, it does the 
correct thing and leaves it alone.  (This is not covered in the Users 
Guide, but should be so I'll add it.)


> thanks
> patrick
> 
> -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> Von: web...@li...
> [mailto:web...@li...]Im Auftrag von Joe
> Cooper
> Gesendet: Sonntag, 13. Mai 2001 01:41
> An: web...@li...
> Betreff: Re: general question
> 
> 
> 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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