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Re: [webmin-l] HP-UX Trusted Mode with Webmin

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

On 24/Oct/2006 09:18 flq wrote ..
> Hi Jamie,
> 
> thanks for the reply.
> 
> I will have an HP Visualize Workstation running HP-UX 11i
> next Monday.  With root access thru ssh.
> 
> In the mean time, here is the mods I did in some Perl script
> in order to support some functions that I have to implement.
> 
> In "useradmin/userlib.pl"
> 
> I added these lines of code:
> 
> elsif ($pft == 99) {
>         # Just invoke the useradd command
>         &system_logged("useradd -u $_[0]->{'uid'} -g
> $_[0]->{'gid'} -c \"$_[0]->{'real'}\" -d $_[0]->{'home
> '} -s $_[0]->{'shell'} $_[0]->{'user'}");
>         # And set the password
>         &system_logged("/usr/lbin/modprpw -x -l
> $_[0]->{'user'} >/opt/webmin/tmp.p 2>&1");
>         &system_logged("/usr/bin/cat /opt/webmin/tmp.p |
> mailx -s \"Your new password for \`hostname\`\"
> my_email_addr\@company.com >/dev/null 2>&1");
>         }
> 
> and in "useradmin/hpux-lib.pl:
> 
> I changed:
> 
> sub passfiles_type
> {
> return 0;
> }
> 
> to
> 
> sub passfiles_type
> {
> return 99;
> }
> 
> 
> 
> I know it's not much of a mod but at least it lets me go
> forward with the implementation of the tool in our
> environment.
> 
> Let me know if it is ok for now.

That would work, although I would prefer to have Webmin write
to the config files directly .. I'll do it this way when I 
write the code.

> I will be able to give you information about HP-UX Trusted
> Mode as I know ins and outs of HP's implementation.
> 
> I have many "wish list" requests for Webmin in order to be a
> valid solution corporate wise.
> 
> Some examples:
> 
> 1 - Webmin accounts security should have password
> complexity, expiration date, etc...

Nice idea .. and certainly do-able.

> 2 - Integration with AD in order to control these Webmin
> accounts from a centralized location (LDAP authentication)

Already possible, if you have NSS-LDAP integration setup.

> 3 - The possibility for the Webmin user when he creates a
> user on a Unix box to enter an email address to send the
> password to.

Not a bad idea ..

> 4 - Using a Unix account as a template to create another
> user.

Also a good idea.

> 5 - Reason for a locked account

Where would this be stored though?

> 6 - In the "Change password" module instead of entering a
> new password, to just reset the account based on the reason
> why it was locked.

Again, most Unixes don't have a place to store the 'original'
password .. although HP/UX may differ.

> 7 - Change the expiry date of an account. e.g. a renewed
> consultant's contract.

This should already be do-able in the Users and Groups module.

 - Jamie

> These items are all pertaining to HP Trusted Mode.
> 
> TIA for your time
> 
> 
> Francis
> 
> 
> > On 23/Oct/2006 13:47 flq wrote ..
> > > Hi all,
> > > 
> > > I am using Webmin, a very useful tool btw, to manage
> > > users on many Unix platforms.
> > > 
> > > The hurdle I came across is the fact that Webmin does
> > > not fully support HP-UX in Trusted Mode.
> > > 
> > > I would like to know, since I did not find any threads
> > > on mailing lists regarding that matter, if there is an
> > > on-going effort to support the Trusted Mode.
> > > 
> > > I would really like to see it supported as all of the
> > > HP-UX installs I do are being setup in Trusted Mode.
> > > 
> > > If need be, I am willing to run with that flag and make
> > > it happen.
> > > 
> > > Please let me know if I can be of any help in order to
> > > resolve this issue.
> > > 
> > > TIA
> > > 
> > Hi Francis,
> > 
> > I am aware of HP/UX's trusted mode, but unfortunately
> > haven't put any effort into supporting it in Webmin, as I
> > don't have any HP/UX hardware of my own ..  and it isn't
> > as popular an OS as Linux or Solaris.
> > 
> > However, I would be glad to accept a patch to the Users
> > and Groups module to add trusted mode support. Or if you
> > could give me remote root access to a box with HP/UX
> > installed, I should be able to update Webmin to support
> > it.
> > 
> >  - Jamie
> > 
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > --------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to
> > support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly
> > with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier
> > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on
> > Apache Geronimo
> >
> http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642
> > -
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> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job
> easier
> Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo
> http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642
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Re: [webmin-l] HP-UX Trusted Mode with Webmin

[flq <fl...@ca...>]

Hi Jamie,

thanks for the reply.

I will have an HP Visualize Workstation running HP-UX 11i
next Monday.  With root access thru ssh.

In the mean time, here is the mods I did in some Perl script
in order to support some functions that I have to implement.

In "useradmin/userlib.pl"

I added these lines of code:

elsif ($pft == 99) {
        # Just invoke the useradd command
        &system_logged("useradd -u $_[0]->{'uid'} -g
$_[0]->{'gid'} -c \"$_[0]->{'real'}\" -d $_[0]->{'home
'} -s $_[0]->{'shell'} $_[0]->{'user'}");
        # And set the password
        &system_logged("/usr/lbin/modprpw -x -l
$_[0]->{'user'} >/opt/webmin/tmp.p 2>&1");
        &system_logged("/usr/bin/cat /opt/webmin/tmp.p |
mailx -s \"Your new password for \`hostname\`\"
my_email_addr\@company.com >/dev/null 2>&1");
        }

and in "useradmin/hpux-lib.pl:

I changed:

sub passfiles_type
{
return 0;
}

to

sub passfiles_type
{
return 99;
}



I know it's not much of a mod but at least it lets me go
forward with the implementation of the tool in our
environment.

Let me know if it is ok for now.

I will be able to give you information about HP-UX Trusted
Mode as I know ins and outs of HP's implementation.

I have many "wish list" requests for Webmin in order to be a
valid solution corporate wise.

Some examples:

1 - Webmin accounts security should have password
complexity, expiration date, etc...

2 - Integration with AD in order to control these Webmin
accounts from a centralized location (LDAP authentication)

3 - The possibility for the Webmin user when he creates a
user on a Unix box to enter an email address to send the
password to.

4 - Using a Unix account as a template to create another
user.

5 - Reason for a locked account

6 - In the "Change password" module instead of entering a
new password, to just reset the account based on the reason
why it was locked.

7 - Change the expiry date of an account. e.g. a renewed
consultant's contract.

These items are all pertaining to HP Trusted Mode.

TIA for your time


Francis


> On 23/Oct/2006 13:47 flq wrote ..
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I am using Webmin, a very useful tool btw, to manage
> > users on many Unix platforms.
> > 
> > The hurdle I came across is the fact that Webmin does
> > not fully support HP-UX in Trusted Mode.
> > 
> > I would like to know, since I did not find any threads
> > on mailing lists regarding that matter, if there is an
> > on-going effort to support the Trusted Mode.
> > 
> > I would really like to see it supported as all of the
> > HP-UX installs I do are being setup in Trusted Mode.
> > 
> > If need be, I am willing to run with that flag and make
> > it happen.
> > 
> > Please let me know if I can be of any help in order to
> > resolve this issue.
> > 
> > TIA
> > 
> Hi Francis,
> 
> I am aware of HP/UX's trusted mode, but unfortunately
> haven't put any effort into supporting it in Webmin, as I
> don't have any HP/UX hardware of my own ..  and it isn't
> as popular an OS as Linux or Solaris.
> 
> However, I would be glad to accept a patch to the Users
> and Groups module to add trusted mode support. Or if you
> could give me remote root access to a box with HP/UX
> installed, I should be able to update Webmin to support
> it.
> 
>  - Jamie
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> --------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to
> support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly
> with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier
> Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on
> Apache Geronimo
>
http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642
> -
> Forwarded by the Webmin mailing list at
> web...@li... To remove yourself
> from this list, go to
> http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webadmin-list

Re: [webmin-l] Can't stop BIND

[Charles W. <web...@op...>]

>On 23/Oct/2006 17:10 Charles Whitaker wrote ..
>>  >  > >>  >>  That's what /var/run/named.pid contains -- the PID of the
>>  named
>>  >>  process.
>>  >>  >>  >
>>  >>  >>  >Is the PID file setting on the Module Config page also set to
>>  >>  >>  >/var/run/named.pid ?
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >>  Yes, it is.
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  >Ok .. so even though Webmin tries to stop BIND, it is still running
>>  >>  >(but hung).
>>  >>  >What do you have on the Module Config page in the 'Command to stop
>>  >>  >BIND' field?
>>  >>
>>  >>  "Just kill process" is selected.
>>  >
>>  >So does that BIND process die if you run :
>>  >
>>  >kill `cat /var/run/named.pid`
>>  >
>>  >?
>>
>>  Yes, and another named process immediately starts. Hmmm...that's an
>>  interesting clue. Doesn't sound like a BIND problem so much as OS X
>>  restarting BIND without being asked...right?
>
>That would certainly explain it! I'm not too familiar with OSX, but I heard
>that more recent versions introduced a new 'launchd' daemon that manages
>processes .. perhaps it is responsible?
>
>If so, Webmin's default configuration should call launchd to shut down
>BIND, rather than just killing the process.

Jamie,

Thanks for your help with this. I'll let you know what we find with OS X.
-- 

Charles Whitaker
Webmaster
Open Door Networks

Re: [webmin-l] Anyone using Kaspersky Antivirus on Linux?

[Jerry K. <we...@or...>]

And [Open]Solaris :)

Jerry


Nigel Horne wrote:
> Douglas Denholm wrote:
>> Is anyone out there using Kaspersky antivirus on Linux?
> 
> I rather suspect most Linux people will be using ClamAV.
> 
>> --Doug
> 
> -Nigel
> 
> 

[webmin-l] [1.300] Virtualmin; putting it all together

[Joaquim H. <jo...@we...>]

When I use Virtualmin, I get an error if I enable the checkbox with "Create Unix User"; if I clear it, no error occurs. It insists on creating a group called "test4" (when I tell it to create a new virtual server for "test4.domain.com"; I have tried every single setting I can think of to no avail. Also, when it fails, and I click on "Return" (or back, or whatever it says, the actual link), I get an error about "Not found.." something or other.

Anyway, I want to use awstats instead of webalizer for stats; I've installed the awstats module for webmin/virtualmin; how do I get it to appear for the virtualmin login?

Does usermin have anything at all to do with virtual servers/virtualmin?

I'd like to see better support for Apache 1.3.x configurations/installations built from source. In 99% of the cases on servers I've seen, Apache 1.3.x built from source is installed under /usr/local/apache, and from there you have logs, conf, cgi-bin, icons, etc.

How about global "broadcast" or "message" support in virtualmin/webmin; "The site is temporarily down due to <message>" with optional expected up-date/time information, etc. etc.

-joho

[webmin-l] [1.300] vsftpd module for virtualmin under SuSE 10.1

[Joaquim H. <jo...@we...>]

I guess I'm risking a flood warning soon ;)

"Failed to install module from http://www.webmin.com/download/plugins/virtualmin-vsftpd.wbm.gz : Module virtualmin-vsftpd does not support this operating system (SuSE Linux 10.1)"


Why not?


-joho

[webmin-l] [1.300] Postfix-MySQL

[Joaquim H. <jo...@we...>]

Does (or will) Webmin support the postfix-mysql add-on which allows Postfix to use mysql-based maps?


-joho

[webmin-l] [1.300] Virtualmin and Apache+mod_ssl

[Joaquim H. <jo...@we...>]

Virtualmin told me it doesn't look like I have mod_ssl installed, and therefore it did not want to accept my configuration  until disabled support for SSL Apache sites. But I *do* have mod_ssl installed; the only "problem" is that I always build Apache and mod_ssl from source.. ?

The Apache module configuration in Webmin works fine...


-joho

[webmin-l] [1.300] Mail queue paging

[Joaquim H. <jo...@we...>]

/* A re-send, I used the wrong sender before */

I guess this applies to all places where paging support is present. We currently have "Previous" and "Next"; I'd like "Got to page # [    ]", First page, and Last page as navigation options too. A "number of items" drop-down would be nice too, "5, 10, 20, 30, 50, 100, 200, 500, all".

One more thing on these paging pages.. one alternative is to:

[ ] Enable listbox display of items

(where you use a <div style="overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: scroll">Enter your div or table with data here</div>)

This would allow me to scroll through the items, but without clearing the stuff at the top.. 



-joho

Re: [webmin-l] Webmin-1.300; Usermin..

[Joaquim H. <jo...@we...>]

Hmm.. I've tried that, but when I log-on to usermin with my "test user", I =
can still poke around the file system, klick on files in /etc, etc.


-joho



-------------------------
Ursprungligt Meddelande:
Fr=E5n: Jamie Cameron <jca...@we...>
Till: Webmin users list <web...@li...>
Datum: m=E5ndag, 23 oktober 2006 19:36
=C4rende: Re: [webmin-l] Webmin-1.300; Usermin..

On 23/Oct/2006 06:16 Joaquim Homrighausen wrote ..

> 3) How do I restrict the Java file manager applet to the users home direc=
tory?
> Is it safe? :-)

In Usermin? Login to Webmin, and go to Usermin Configuration -> Usermin Mod=
ule Configuration
-> File Manager. On the form that appears, there are fields for limiting us=
ers to
their home dir or other dirs.

[webmin-l] [1.300] Tomcat

[Joaquim H. <jo...@we...>]

Any chance we'll be seeing a Tomcat-server module (like the one for Apache) .. ?



-joho

[webmin-l] [1.300] Missing text descriptor for radio button in Postfix configuration

[Joaquim H. <jo...@we...>]

A text descriptor is missing in the Postfix AUTH configuration (i.e. I click on a user or group, and then on the Postfix module to enable/disable what that user/group can do in the Postfix module). In the right hand column using the Simple Blue Theme, between "Can edit relocated?" and "Can edit smtpd?", there are just two radio buttons with no lead text.

-joho

[webmin-l] [1.300] relay_recipients in Postfix configuration

[Joaquim H. <jo...@we...>]

I seem to be able to edit just about everything under the Postfix configuration module, but not the "relay_recipients" file?


-joho

[webmin-l] Help with Traffic Shaping by WebMin

[Salvatore B. <sal...@gm...>]

Hi All,
this is my first post.

I write just to ask about "traffic shaping".

That is to say, at the moment I use squid's delay pools to limit download
speed for files bigger than X kbytes.

But i would prefer to give priority to each port in squid, for example:

if there's HTTPS (port 443) traffic, it has priority;
else if there's SMTP traffic.. (25);
else if there's FTP traffic (21);
else if there's HTTP traffic (80);
and.. above all...
if there's no traffic.. then let p2p-program download

anyway, it will be good also to give fixed static speed to each port, for
example:

ensure https trasferts 40kb/s
ensure smtp 5kb/s...

But, Squid is just a HTTP proxy...

I ask already here <http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=26055>,
here<http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?s=938220d5ef9f95b96486eef5c4e9e88f&t=274795>,
to Jamie and to Squid-MailingList.

I see this <http://www.wenzk.net/?action_viewthread_tid_88.html> but also a
lot of google result ("Traffic shaping" or "QoS with Linux").

Regards,
Salvatore Baglieri

Re: [webmin-l] Can't stop BIND

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

On 23/Oct/2006 17:10 Charles Whitaker wrote ..
> >  > >>  >>  That's what /var/run/named.pid contains -- the PID of the
> named
> >>  process.
> >>  >>  >
> >>  >>  >Is the PID file setting on the Module Config page also set to
> >>  >>  >/var/run/named.pid ?
> >>  >>
> >>  >>  Yes, it is.
> >>  >
> >>  >Ok .. so even though Webmin tries to stop BIND, it is still running
> >>  >(but hung).
> >>  >What do you have on the Module Config page in the 'Command to stop
> >>  >BIND' field?
> >>
> >>  "Just kill process" is selected.
> >
> >So does that BIND process die if you run :
> >
> >kill `cat /var/run/named.pid`
> >
> >?
> 
> Yes, and another named process immediately starts. Hmmm...that's an 
> interesting clue. Doesn't sound like a BIND problem so much as OS X 
> restarting BIND without being asked...right?

That would certainly explain it! I'm not too familiar with OSX, but I heard
that more recent versions introduced a new 'launchd' daemon that manages
processes .. perhaps it is responsible?

If so, Webmin's default configuration should call launchd to shut down
BIND, rather than just killing the process.

 - Jamie

Re: [webmin-l] Can't stop BIND

[Charles W. <web...@op...>]

>  > >>  >>  That's what /var/run/named.pid contains -- the PID of the named
>>  process.
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  >Is the PID file setting on the Module Config page also set to
>>  >>  >/var/run/named.pid ?
>>  >>
>>  >>  Yes, it is.
>>  >
>>  >Ok .. so even though Webmin tries to stop BIND, it is still running
>>  >(but hung).
>>  >What do you have on the Module Config page in the 'Command to stop
>>  >BIND' field?
>>
>>  "Just kill process" is selected.
>
>So does that BIND process die if you run :
>
>kill `cat /var/run/named.pid`
>
>?

Yes, and another named process immediately starts. Hmmm...that's an 
interesting clue. Doesn't sound like a BIND problem so much as OS X 
restarting BIND without being asked...right?
-- 

Charles Whitaker
Webmaster
Open Door Networks

Re: [webmin-l] Can't stop BIND

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

On 23/Oct/2006 16:56 Charles Whitaker wrote ..
> >On 23/Oct/2006 16:24 Charles Whitaker wrote ..
> >>  >On 23/Oct/2006 15:12 Charles Whitaker wrote ..
> >>  >>  At 2:56 PM -0700 10/23/06, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> >>  >>  >On 23/Oct/2006 14:45 Charles Whitaker wrote ..
> >>  >>  >>  Greetings,
> >>  >>  >>
> >>  >>  >>  We've been running Webmin 1.290 on OS X Server 10.4.7 for several
> >>  >>  >>  months now, using it exclusively to configure and maintain
> BIND,
> >>  and
> >>  >>  >>  it's been working fine. The other day, though, BIND stopped
> >>  >>  >>  responding to requests to stop or restart the server. If we
> click
> >>  >>  >>  "Stop Name Server", when the next page in Webmin comes up,
> the
> >>  button
> >>  >>  >>  is still labelled "Stop ..." instead of being renamed to "Start
> >>  Name
> >>  >>  >>  Server". Also, rndc shows that named is still running. I haven't
> >>  seen
> >>  >>  >>  any errors in system.log or named.log.
> >>  >>  >>
> >>  >>  >>  Anyone have an idea of what might be going on, or how to 
> >>troubleshoot
> >>  >>  >>  it? Thanks.
> >>  >>  >
> >>  >>  >When BIND is impoperly stopped like this, what does the file
> >>  >>  >/var/run/named.pid
> >>  >>  >contain? Webmin expects it to have the PID of the named process
> (when
> >>  >>  it is
> >>  >>  >running).
> >>  >>  >
> >>  >>  >  - Jamie
> >>  >>
> >>  >>  That's what /var/run/named.pid contains -- the PID of the named
> process.
> >>  >
> >>  >Is the PID file setting on the Module Config page also set to
> >>  >/var/run/named.pid ?
> >>
> >>  Yes, it is.
> >
> >Ok .. so even though Webmin tries to stop BIND, it is still running 
> >(but hung).
> >What do you have on the Module Config page in the 'Command to stop 
> >BIND' field?
> 
> "Just kill process" is selected.

So does that BIND process die if you run :

kill `cat /var/run/named.pid` 

?

 - Jamie

Re: [webmin-l] Can't stop BIND

[Charles W. <web...@op...>]

>On 23/Oct/2006 16:24 Charles Whitaker wrote ..
>>  >On 23/Oct/2006 15:12 Charles Whitaker wrote ..
>>  >>  At 2:56 PM -0700 10/23/06, Jamie Cameron wrote:
>>  >>  >On 23/Oct/2006 14:45 Charles Whitaker wrote ..
>>  >>  >>  Greetings,
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >>  We've been running Webmin 1.290 on OS X Server 10.4.7 for several
>>  >>  >>  months now, using it exclusively to configure and maintain BIND,
>>  and
>>  >>  >>  it's been working fine. The other day, though, BIND stopped
>>  >>  >>  responding to requests to stop or restart the server. If we click
>>  >>  >>  "Stop Name Server", when the next page in Webmin comes up, the
>>  button
>>  >>  >>  is still labelled "Stop ..." instead of being renamed to "Start
>>  Name
>>  >>  >>  Server". Also, rndc shows that named is still running. I haven't
>>  seen
>>  >>  >>  any errors in system.log or named.log.
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >>  Anyone have an idea of what might be going on, or how to 
>>troubleshoot
>>  >>  >>  it? Thanks.
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  >When BIND is impoperly stopped like this, what does the file
>>  >>  >/var/run/named.pid
>>  >>  >contain? Webmin expects it to have the PID of the named process (when
>>  >>  it is
>>  >>  >running).
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  >  - Jamie
>>  >>
>>  >>  That's what /var/run/named.pid contains -- the PID of the named process.
>>  >
>>  >Is the PID file setting on the Module Config page also set to
>>  >/var/run/named.pid ?
>>
>>  Yes, it is.
>
>Ok .. so even though Webmin tries to stop BIND, it is still running 
>(but hung).
>What do you have on the Module Config page in the 'Command to stop 
>BIND' field?

"Just kill process" is selected.
-- 

Charles Whitaker
Webmaster
Open Door Networks

Re: [webmin-l] Can't stop BIND

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

On 23/Oct/2006 16:24 Charles Whitaker wrote ..
> >On 23/Oct/2006 15:12 Charles Whitaker wrote ..
> >>  At 2:56 PM -0700 10/23/06, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> >>  >On 23/Oct/2006 14:45 Charles Whitaker wrote ..
> >>  >>  Greetings,
> >>  >>
> >>  >>  We've been running Webmin 1.290 on OS X Server 10.4.7 for several
> >>  >>  months now, using it exclusively to configure and maintain BIND,
> and
> >>  >>  it's been working fine. The other day, though, BIND stopped
> >>  >>  responding to requests to stop or restart the server. If we click
> >>  >>  "Stop Name Server", when the next page in Webmin comes up, the
> button
> >>  >>  is still labelled "Stop ..." instead of being renamed to "Start
> Name
> >>  >>  Server". Also, rndc shows that named is still running. I haven't
> seen
> >>  >>  any errors in system.log or named.log.
> >>  >>
> >>  >>  Anyone have an idea of what might be going on, or how to troubleshoot
> >>  >>  it? Thanks.
> >>  >
> >>  >When BIND is impoperly stopped like this, what does the file
> >>  >/var/run/named.pid
> >>  >contain? Webmin expects it to have the PID of the named process (when
> >>  it is
> >>  >running).
> >>  >
> >>  >  - Jamie
> >>
> >>  That's what /var/run/named.pid contains -- the PID of the named process.
> >
> >Is the PID file setting on the Module Config page also set to 
> >/var/run/named.pid ?
> 
> Yes, it is.

Ok .. so even though Webmin tries to stop BIND, it is still running (but hung).
What do you have on the Module Config page in the 'Command to stop BIND' field?

 - Jamie

Re: [webmin-l] Can't stop BIND

[Charles W. <web...@op...>]

>On 23/Oct/2006 15:12 Charles Whitaker wrote ..
>>  At 2:56 PM -0700 10/23/06, Jamie Cameron wrote:
>>  >On 23/Oct/2006 14:45 Charles Whitaker wrote ..
>>  >>  Greetings,
>>  >>
>>  >>  We've been running Webmin 1.290 on OS X Server 10.4.7 for several
>>  >>  months now, using it exclusively to configure and maintain BIND, and
>>  >>  it's been working fine. The other day, though, BIND stopped
>>  >>  responding to requests to stop or restart the server. If we click
>>  >>  "Stop Name Server", when the next page in Webmin comes up, the button
>>  >>  is still labelled "Stop ..." instead of being renamed to "Start Name
>>  >>  Server". Also, rndc shows that named is still running. I haven't seen
>>  >>  any errors in system.log or named.log.
>>  >>
>>  >>  Anyone have an idea of what might be going on, or how to troubleshoot
>>  >>  it? Thanks.
>>  >
>>  >When BIND is impoperly stopped like this, what does the file
>>  >/var/run/named.pid
>>  >contain? Webmin expects it to have the PID of the named process (when
>>  it is
>>  >running).
>>  >
>>  >  - Jamie
>>
>>  That's what /var/run/named.pid contains -- the PID of the named process.
>
>Is the PID file setting on the Module Config page also set to 
>/var/run/named.pid ?

Yes, it is.
-- 

Charles Whitaker
Webmaster
Open Door Networks

Re: [webmin-l] Can't stop BIND

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

On 23/Oct/2006 15:12 Charles Whitaker wrote ..
> At 2:56 PM -0700 10/23/06, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> >On 23/Oct/2006 14:45 Charles Whitaker wrote ..
> >>  Greetings,
> >>
> >>  We've been running Webmin 1.290 on OS X Server 10.4.7 for several
> >>  months now, using it exclusively to configure and maintain BIND, and
> >>  it's been working fine. The other day, though, BIND stopped
> >>  responding to requests to stop or restart the server. If we click
> >>  "Stop Name Server", when the next page in Webmin comes up, the button
> >>  is still labelled "Stop ..." instead of being renamed to "Start Name
> >>  Server". Also, rndc shows that named is still running. I haven't seen
> >>  any errors in system.log or named.log.
> >>
> >>  Anyone have an idea of what might be going on, or how to troubleshoot
> >>  it? Thanks.
> >
> >When BIND is impoperly stopped like this, what does the file 
> >/var/run/named.pid
> >contain? Webmin expects it to have the PID of the named process (when
> it is
> >running).
> >
> >  - Jamie
> 
> That's what /var/run/named.pid contains -- the PID of the named process.

Is the PID file setting on the Module Config page also set to /var/run/named.pid ?

 - Jamie

Re: [webmin-l] Can't stop BIND

[Charles W. <web...@op...>]

At 2:56 PM -0700 10/23/06, Jamie Cameron wrote:
>On 23/Oct/2006 14:45 Charles Whitaker wrote ..
>>  Greetings,
>>
>>  We've been running Webmin 1.290 on OS X Server 10.4.7 for several
>>  months now, using it exclusively to configure and maintain BIND, and
>>  it's been working fine. The other day, though, BIND stopped
>>  responding to requests to stop or restart the server. If we click
>>  "Stop Name Server", when the next page in Webmin comes up, the button
>>  is still labelled "Stop ..." instead of being renamed to "Start Name
>>  Server". Also, rndc shows that named is still running. I haven't seen
>>  any errors in system.log or named.log.
>>
>>  Anyone have an idea of what might be going on, or how to troubleshoot
>>  it? Thanks.
>
>When BIND is impoperly stopped like this, what does the file 
>/var/run/named.pid
>contain? Webmin expects it to have the PID of the named process (when it is
>running).
>
>  - Jamie

That's what var/run/named.pid contains -- the PID of the named process.
-- 

Charles Whitaker
Webmaster
Open Door Networks

Re: [webmin-l] Can't stop BIND

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

On 23/Oct/2006 14:45 Charles Whitaker wrote ..
> Greetings,
> 
> We've been running Webmin 1.290 on OS X Server 10.4.7 for several 
> months now, using it exclusively to configure and maintain BIND, and 
> it's been working fine. The other day, though, BIND stopped 
> responding to requests to stop or restart the server. If we click 
> "Stop Name Server", when the next page in Webmin comes up, the button 
> is still labelled "Stop ..." instead of being renamed to "Start Name 
> Server". Also, rndc shows that named is still running. I haven't seen 
> any errors in system.log or named.log.
> 
> Anyone have an idea of what might be going on, or how to troubleshoot 
> it? Thanks.

When BIND is impoperly stopped like this, what does the file /var/run/named.pid
contain? Webmin expects it to have the PID of the named process (when it is 
running).

 - Jamie

[webmin-l] Can't stop BIND

[Charles W. <web...@op...>]

Greetings,

We've been running Webmin 1.290 on OS X Server 10.4.7 for several 
months now, using it exclusively to configure and maintain BIND, and 
it's been working fine. The other day, though, BIND stopped 
responding to requests to stop or restart the server. If we click 
"Stop Name Server", when the next page in Webmin comes up, the button 
is still labelled "Stop ..." instead of being renamed to "Start Name 
Server". Also, rndc shows that named is still running. I haven't seen 
any errors in system.log or named.log.

Anyone have an idea of what might be going on, or how to troubleshoot 
it? Thanks.
-- 

Charles Whitaker
Webmaster
Open Door Networks

Re: [webmin-l] HP-UX Trusted Mode with Webmin

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

On 23/Oct/2006 13:47 flq wrote ..
> Hi all,
> 
> I am using Webmin, a very useful tool btw, to manage users
> on many Unix platforms.
> 
> The hurdle I came across is the fact that Webmin does not
> fully support HP-UX in Trusted Mode.
> 
> I would like to know, since I did not find any threads on
> mailing lists regarding that matter, if there is an on-going
> effort to support the Trusted Mode.
> 
> I would really like to see it supported as all of the HP-UX
> installs I do are being setup in Trusted Mode.
> 
> If need be, I am willing to run with that flag and make it
> happen.
> 
> Please let me know if I can be of any help in order to
> resolve this issue.
> 
> TIA
> 
Hi Francis,

I am aware of HP/UX's trusted mode, but unfortunately haven't
put any effort into supporting it in Webmin, as I don't have
any HP/UX hardware of my own ..  and it isn't as popular an OS
as Linux or Solaris.

However, I would be glad to accept a patch to the Users and Groups
module to add trusted mode support. Or if you could give me remote
root access to a box with HP/UX installed, I should be able to
update Webmin to support it.

 - Jamie