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Re: [webmin-l] MySQL Module Broken

[Tommy <pr...@re...>]

Scratch that.

For those with the same problem, you need to drop kick DBD and DBI modules from your system
and reinstall them completely.

Apparently I had remnants of an older version of Perl still lingering around.

.t

Today pr...@re... was all like:
** Just recently noticed on one of my servers that the mysql module is broken.
** 
** I've checked the miniserv.error logs, and this seems to be the culprit:
** 
** /libexec/ld-elf.so.1: /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/mach/auto/DBD/mysql/mysql.so: Undefined symbol "perl_get_sv"
** 
** Any documented fix for this? Upgrading the DBD:MySQL module in the Perl Modules section fails with the same error.
** 
** Thanks,
** 
** .t
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[webmin-l] MySQL Module Broken

[Tommy <pr...@re...>]

Just recently noticed on one of my servers that the mysql module is broken.

I've checked the miniserv.error logs, and this seems to be the culprit:

/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/mach/auto/DBD/mysql/mysql.so: Undefined symbol "perl_get_sv"

Any documented fix for this? Upgrading the DBD:MySQL module in the Perl Modules section fails with the same error.

Thanks,

.t


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[webmin-l] Webmin Spam Control

[MWS <we...@ro...>]

For the Spam Control in Webmin's Sendmail module, how would I go about blocking a range of IP addresses?

Thanks,

-Mike

[webmin-l] Usermin Issue

[MWS <we...@ro...>]

I noticed that every since the last two upgrades of usermin this month, that the "Mark As" button doesn't work.  i.e. When I select mail, and press the button, I get the error: "No mail selected to mark".

Anyone else have this issue with Usermin?

Thanks,

-Mike

Re: [webmin-l] SSH/Telnet Login Module Changes

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

On 30/Jun/2006 08:25 Alan Dobkin wrote ..
> On 6/29/2006 1:35 PM, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> > Ok, I've found the cause of this now. When using the SSH-2 capable applet,
> > you need to set the 'Hostname to connect to' on the Module Config page
> to
> > the hostname of your Webmin server (as shown in the URL). Webmin is supposed
> > to work this out automatically, but due to a bug it doesn't..
> >
> > The next release will fix this properly.
> 
> Thanks Jamie.  Will your fix address this other problem also?

These actually look to be the same problem ..

 - Jamie

[webmin-l] (no subject)Mozilla 1.7 and Applets

[Morris H. <Mor...@Su...>]

We upgraded mozilla from 1.4 to 1.7 and now when using the file manager 
you can launch the applets within the filemanager fine but can't type 
within the applet.

Has anyone seen this?

Re: [webmin-l] SSH/Telnet Login Module Changes

[Alan D. <We...@Om...>]

On 6/29/2006 1:35 PM, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> Ok, I've found the cause of this now. When using the SSH-2 capable applet,
> you need to set the 'Hostname to connect to' on the Module Config page to
> the hostname of your Webmin server (as shown in the URL). Webmin is supposed
> to work this out automatically, but due to a bug it doesn't..
>
> The next release will fix this properly.

Thanks Jamie.  Will your fix address this other problem also?

> Finally, if I enter another server hostname in the module config and
> set proxy to "Yes", it says "Connected to <unknown host> 10002", but
> it does not actually connect to anything.

Alan

[webmin-l] Webmin 1.290 released

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

Hi everyone,

Webmin version 1.290 is now available for download from
http://www.webmin.com/ and mirror sites. This release includes
the following changes :

- Fixed a security hole that would allow a remote attacker
  to view any file on the system.
- Added the LDAP Client module, for setting up a Linux system
  to get users and groups from an LDAP server.
- Added support for sending email when a group is over quota
  to the Disk Quotas module.
- Several other small fixes for bugs found since 1.280.

Also available is Usermin 1.220, which includes the same security
fix.

Because the security hole in older versions could allow an attacker
to read sensitive information from your system (including passwords),
I recommend upgrading to Webmin 1.290 as soon as possible.

As always, please send me any bug reports or feature suggestions
that you might have.

 - Jamie

Re: [webmin-l] SSH/Telnet Login Module Changes

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

On 29/Jun/2006 03:43 Alan Dobkin wrote ..
> On 6/28/2006 6:41 PM, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> > This is very strange then, especially if it only started happening in
> > Webmin 1.280, as they only change in that release was the addition of
> proxying
> > support, which you aren't using.
> >   
> 
> It may have been happening in older versions.  I haven't used this
> module in a long time, but I was intrigued when I saw the new tunneling
> feature in the change logs, so I decided to try it again.
> 
> > Does this still occur if you change the 'SSH applet to use' option on
> the
> > Module Config page to 'Old version' ?
> 
> No, it says it is connecting to the Webmin server in this case, but then
> my connection is rejected because it does not allow SSH version 1.  So,
> the problem seems to be only with the "New version" of the applet.
> 
> It looks like there might be a newer version of this applet on the
> JavaSSH.org web site.  They are showing version 2.6, but the version
> that is included in Webmin is 2.5.  Maybe they fixed this problem in the
> newer release?

Ok, I've found the cause of this now. When using the SSH-2 capable applet,
you need to set the 'Hostname to connect to' on the Module Config page to
the hostname of your Webmin server (as shown in the URL). Webmin is supposed
to work this out automatically, but due to a bug it doesn't..

The next release will fix this properly.

 - Jamie

Re: [webmin-l] Disk Quota Module - Email message for usersover quota

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

On 29/Jun/2006 03:35 Murray Trainer wrote ..
> On Thu, 2006-06-29 at 01:41 -0500, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> > On 29/Jun/2006 00:52 Murray Trainer wrote ..
> > > Hi Jamie,
> > > 
> > > Where is the "Email message for users over quota" stored.  On SuSE
> 10.0
> > > the warnquota conf file is /etc/warnquota.conf.  I modified the message
> > > in the Webmin module config and saved it but I have no idea where it
> is
> > > being saved.  Shouldn't it save it in the the warnquota.conf file?
> > 
> > The message gets saved in the /etc/webmin/quota/config file. I couldn't
> really
> > use warnquota.conf, as this is not standard across all Unix variants..
> > 
> >  - Jamie
> 
> Normally warnquota is run by a cron job and reads /etc/warnquota.conf.
> The format of /etc/webmin/quota/config is different.  How do you use the
> info in the Webmin module to check the user's quotas each night and send
> a warning if required? Using warnquota or something else?

Webmin actually does all the work itself - I wrote my own code for getting
the list of users, checking their quotas and sending out email. So the warnquota
program is not needed by Webmin at all.

 - Jamie

Re: [webmin-l] SSH/Telnet Login Module Changes

[Alan D. <We...@Om...>]

On 6/28/2006 6:41 PM, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> This is very strange then, especially if it only started happening in
> Webmin 1.280, as they only change in that release was the addition of proxying
> support, which you aren't using.
>   

It may have been happening in older versions.  I haven't used this
module in a long time, but I was intrigued when I saw the new tunneling
feature in the change logs, so I decided to try it again.

> Does this still occur if you change the 'SSH applet to use' option on the
> Module Config page to 'Old version' ?

No, it says it is connecting to the Webmin server in this case, but then
my connection is rejected because it does not allow SSH version 1.  So,
the problem seems to be only with the "New version" of the applet.

It looks like there might be a newer version of this applet on the
JavaSSH.org web site.  They are showing version 2.6, but the version
that is included in Webmin is 2.5.  Maybe they fixed this problem in the
newer release?

Thanks,
Alan

Re: [webmin-l] Disk Quota Module - Email message for users over quota

[Murray T. <mtr...@ce...>]

On Thu, 2006-06-29 at 01:41 -0500, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> On 29/Jun/2006 00:52 Murray Trainer wrote ..
> > Hi Jamie,
> > 
> > Where is the "Email message for users over quota" stored.  On SuSE 10.0
> > the warnquota conf file is /etc/warnquota.conf.  I modified the message
> > in the Webmin module config and saved it but I have no idea where it is
> > being saved.  Shouldn't it save it in the the warnquota.conf file?
> 
> The message gets saved in the /etc/webmin/quota/config file. I couldn't really
> use warnquota.conf, as this is not standard across all Unix variants..
> 
>  - Jamie

Normally warnquota is run by a cron job and reads /etc/warnquota.conf.
The format of /etc/webmin/quota/config is different.  How do you use the
info in the Webmin module to check the user's quotas each night and send
a warning if required? Using warnquota or something else?

Murray

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Re: [webmin-l] Disk Quota Module - Email message for users over quota

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

On 29/Jun/2006 00:52 Murray Trainer wrote ..
> Hi Jamie,
> 
> Where is the "Email message for users over quota" stored.  On SuSE 10.0
> the warnquota conf file is /etc/warnquota.conf.  I modified the message
> in the Webmin module config and saved it but I have no idea where it is
> being saved.  Shouldn't it save it in the the warnquota.conf file?

The message gets saved in the /etc/webmin/quota/config file. I couldn't really
use warnquota.conf, as this is not standard across all Unix variants..

 - Jamie

[webmin-l] Disk Quota Module - Email message for users over quota

[Murray T. <mtr...@ce...>]

Hi Jamie,

Where is the "Email message for users over quota" stored.  On SuSE 10.0
the warnquota conf file is /etc/warnquota.conf.  I modified the message
in the Webmin module config and saved it but I have no idea where it is
being saved.  Shouldn't it save it in the the warnquota.conf file?

Thanks

Murray

Re: [webmin-l] SSH/Telnet Login Module Changes

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

On 28/Jun/2006 16:19 Alan Dobkin wrote ..
> On 6/28/2006 2:14 PM, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> > Indeed .. I presume you aren't running the browser on the same host
> > as your Webmin server? If not, Java shouldn't even be allowed to connect
> > to localhost!
> >   
> 
> No, I am running Webmin on a CentOS Linux server and the browser on my
> Windows XP desktop.  From a security standpoint, I think it is okay that
> Java is connecting to localhost, since it is technically using an open
> network port on my machine and prompts for authentication.  It is not
> connecting directly to the local machine filesystem from the Java applet.
> 
> According to netstat, here is the connection from that applet to my
> local ssh port:
> 
>   TCP    Desktop:43556       localhost:ssh          ESTABLISHED     2624
>   [iexplore.exe]
> 
> > Are you by any change accessing Webmin through some kind of proxy or
> Apache
> > forwarding virtual host? This may be confusing the module ..
> 
> No, in this case I have a direct HTTPS connection to the Webmin server.
> 
> On 6/28/2006 3:21 PM, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> > What does the 'hostname -f' command output when run at the shell prompt
> on
> > your system? If it is returning localhost, this may be confusing Webmin..
> 
> The hostname -f  command displays my system's fully-qualified domain
> name, which is the same name I am using in the URL to connect to the
> Webmin server.

This is very strange then, especially if it only started happening in
Webmin 1.280, as they only change in that release was the addition of proxying
support, which you aren't using.

Does this still occur if you change the 'SSH applet to use' option on the
Module Config page to 'Old version' ?

 - Jamie

Re: [webmin-l] SSH/Telnet Login Module Changes

[Alan D. <We...@Om...>]

On 6/28/2006 2:14 PM, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> Indeed .. I presume you aren't running the browser on the same host
> as your Webmin server? If not, Java shouldn't even be allowed to connect
> to localhost!
>   

No, I am running Webmin on a CentOS Linux server and the browser on my
Windows XP desktop.  From a security standpoint, I think it is okay that
Java is connecting to localhost, since it is technically using an open
network port on my machine and prompts for authentication.  It is not
connecting directly to the local machine filesystem from the Java applet.

According to netstat, here is the connection from that applet to my
local ssh port:

  TCP    Desktop:43556       localhost:ssh          ESTABLISHED     2624
  [iexplore.exe]

> Are you by any change accessing Webmin through some kind of proxy or Apache
> forwarding virtual host? This may be confusing the module ..

No, in this case I have a direct HTTPS connection to the Webmin server.

On 6/28/2006 3:21 PM, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> What does the 'hostname -f' command output when run at the shell prompt on
> your system? If it is returning localhost, this may be confusing Webmin..

The hostname -f  command displays my system's fully-qualified domain
name, which is the same name I am using in the URL to connect to the
Webmin server.

Thanks,
Alan

[webmin-l] Webmin as squidguard's redirect

[Jimmy M. <jmo...@te...>]

Greetings

is there a way to use webmin's web server to offer a redirect page for
users on my LAN restricted thru squidguard?

This is to avoid having a standalone web server to offer only this content

Thanks

Re: [webmin-l] SSH/Telnet Login Module Changes

[Albert C. <ach...@vi...>]

Jamie Cameron wrote:
>
>
> What does the 'hostname -f' command output when run at the shell prompt on
> your system? If it is returning localhost, this may be confusing Webmin..
>
>  - 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
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> -
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>   
On one of the system (Ubuntu), the command returns "localhost", but on 
the other (Mandriva), it returns the complete hostname.

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Re: [webmin-l] SSH/Telnet Login Module Changes

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

On 28/Jun/2006 13:52 Albert Charron wrote ..
> Jamie Cameron wrote:
> > On 28/Jun/2006 11:59 Alan Dobkin wrote ..
> >   
> >> On 6/26/2006 2:05 PM, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> >>     
> >>> On 26/Jun/2006 05:03 Alan Dobkin wrote ..
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >>>> On 6/13/2006 3:53 PM, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> >>>>     
> >>>>         
> >>>>>  - Support for tunneling connections to another server in
> >>>>>    the SSH/Telnet Login module.
> >>>>>       
> >>>>>           
> >>>> How does this work?  If I leave the "Hostname to connect to" option
> >>>>         
> >> set
> >>     
> >>>> to "Automatic" or set it to "localhost", then it connects me to the
> >>>> local SSH server on my desktop (i.e., the client where I am running
> >>>>         
> >> the
> >>     
> >>>> web browser, not the Webmin server).  This seems like a bug to me.
> >>>>
> >>>> Also, is this really "tunneling" through the Webmin server, or is
> it
> >>>> just a direct connection from the Java applet to the SSH server? 
> It
> >>>> seems more like the latter....
> >>>>     
> >>>>         
> >>> It is actually tunneling through Webmin. To use it, you need to set
> >>> the 'Use proxy to connect to other hosts?' option to 'Yes', and in
> the
> >>> 'Hostname to connect to' enter some other host on your webmin server's
> >>> network. Entering 'localhost' would be pointless when in proxy mode,
> >>>       
> >> as
> >>     
> >>> it is the default destination for non-proxied connections :)
> >>>
> >>>  - Jamie
> >>>       
> >> What you are saying makes sense, but let me reiterate what I am
> >> experiencing, which still appears to be multiple bugs with this module.
> >>
> >> First, with the module config set to "Automatic", Port set to "Default",
> >> and proxy set to "No", the SSH/Telnet Login module connects me to my
> >> local desktop, not the Webmin server.  This seems kind of pointless,
> and
> >> definitely not expected behavior.
> >>     
> >
> > Indeed .. I presume you aren't running the browser on the same host
> > as your Webmin server? If not, Java shouldn't even be allowed to connect
> > to localhost!
> >
> > I tested these settings myself, and was able to connect to the Webmin
> > server just fine.
> >  
> >   
> >> Second, if I enter another server hostname in the module config and
> >> leave proxy set to "No", it does connect me properly to that server.
> >> But this does not seem to be tunneling in this case, it seems to be
> a
> >> direct connection from my desktop (where the Java applet is running).
> >>
> >> Finally, if I enter another server hostname in the module config and
> set
> >> proxy to "Yes", it says "Connected to <unknown host> 10002", but it
> does
> >> not actually connect to anything.
> >>     
> >
> > Are you by any change accessing Webmin through some kind of proxy or
> Apache
> > forwarding virtual host? This may be confusing the module ..
> >
> >  - 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
> >
> >   
> Just noticed I have the exact same problem here.  I'm not proxying 
> through apache on both the machines I've tried the SSH module... One 
> machine is under Mandriva Linux 2006, the other one is under Ubuntu 
> Dapper Drake (6.06)...
> 
> In both cases, trying to connect remotely (from another computer)... the
> module is stating "connected to <unknown host> ssh"
> 
> Webmin version in both cases is 1.280...

What does the 'hostname -f' command output when run at the shell prompt on
your system? If it is returning localhost, this may be confusing Webmin..

 - Jamie

Re: [webmin-l] SSH/Telnet Login Module Changes

[Albert C. <ach...@vi...>]

Jamie Cameron wrote:
> On 28/Jun/2006 11:59 Alan Dobkin wrote ..
>   
>> On 6/26/2006 2:05 PM, Jamie Cameron wrote:
>>     
>>> On 26/Jun/2006 05:03 Alan Dobkin wrote ..
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> On 6/13/2006 3:53 PM, Jamie Cameron wrote:
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>>>>  - Support for tunneling connections to another server in
>>>>>    the SSH/Telnet Login module.
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
>>>> How does this work?  If I leave the "Hostname to connect to" option
>>>>         
>> set
>>     
>>>> to "Automatic" or set it to "localhost", then it connects me to the
>>>> local SSH server on my desktop (i.e., the client where I am running
>>>>         
>> the
>>     
>>>> web browser, not the Webmin server).  This seems like a bug to me.
>>>>
>>>> Also, is this really "tunneling" through the Webmin server, or is it
>>>> just a direct connection from the Java applet to the SSH server?  It
>>>> seems more like the latter....
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> It is actually tunneling through Webmin. To use it, you need to set
>>> the 'Use proxy to connect to other hosts?' option to 'Yes', and in the
>>> 'Hostname to connect to' enter some other host on your webmin server's
>>> network. Entering 'localhost' would be pointless when in proxy mode,
>>>       
>> as
>>     
>>> it is the default destination for non-proxied connections :)
>>>
>>>  - Jamie
>>>       
>> What you are saying makes sense, but let me reiterate what I am
>> experiencing, which still appears to be multiple bugs with this module.
>>
>> First, with the module config set to "Automatic", Port set to "Default",
>> and proxy set to "No", the SSH/Telnet Login module connects me to my
>> local desktop, not the Webmin server.  This seems kind of pointless, and
>> definitely not expected behavior.
>>     
>
> Indeed .. I presume you aren't running the browser on the same host
> as your Webmin server? If not, Java shouldn't even be allowed to connect
> to localhost!
>
> I tested these settings myself, and was able to connect to the Webmin
> server just fine.
>  
>   
>> Second, if I enter another server hostname in the module config and
>> leave proxy set to "No", it does connect me properly to that server. 
>> But this does not seem to be tunneling in this case, it seems to be a
>> direct connection from my desktop (where the Java applet is running).
>>
>> Finally, if I enter another server hostname in the module config and set
>> proxy to "Yes", it says "Connected to <unknown host> 10002", but it does
>> not actually connect to anything.
>>     
>
> Are you by any change accessing Webmin through some kind of proxy or Apache
> forwarding virtual host? This may be confusing the module ..
>
>  - 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
>
>   
Just noticed I have the exact same problem here.  I'm not proxying 
through apache on both the machines I've tried the SSH module... One 
machine is under Mandriva Linux 2006, the other one is under Ubuntu 
Dapper Drake (6.06)...

In both cases, trying to connect remotely (from another computer)... the 
module is stating "connected to <unknown host> ssh"

Webmin version in both cases is 1.280...

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Re: [webmin-l] SSH/Telnet Login Module Changes

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

On 28/Jun/2006 11:59 Alan Dobkin wrote ..
> On 6/26/2006 2:05 PM, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> > On 26/Jun/2006 05:03 Alan Dobkin wrote ..
> >   
> >> On 6/13/2006 3:53 PM, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> >>     
> >>>  - Support for tunneling connections to another server in
> >>>    the SSH/Telnet Login module.
> >>>       
> >> How does this work?  If I leave the "Hostname to connect to" option
> set
> >> to "Automatic" or set it to "localhost", then it connects me to the
> >> local SSH server on my desktop (i.e., the client where I am running
> the
> >> web browser, not the Webmin server).  This seems like a bug to me.
> >>
> >> Also, is this really "tunneling" through the Webmin server, or is it
> >> just a direct connection from the Java applet to the SSH server?  It
> >> seems more like the latter....
> >>     
> >
> > It is actually tunneling through Webmin. To use it, you need to set
> > the 'Use proxy to connect to other hosts?' option to 'Yes', and in the
> > 'Hostname to connect to' enter some other host on your webmin server's
> > network. Entering 'localhost' would be pointless when in proxy mode,
> as
> > it is the default destination for non-proxied connections :)
> >
> >  - Jamie
> 
> What you are saying makes sense, but let me reiterate what I am
> experiencing, which still appears to be multiple bugs with this module.
> 
> First, with the module config set to "Automatic", Port set to "Default",
> and proxy set to "No", the SSH/Telnet Login module connects me to my
> local desktop, not the Webmin server.  This seems kind of pointless, and
> definitely not expected behavior.

Indeed .. I presume you aren't running the browser on the same host
as your Webmin server? If not, Java shouldn't even be allowed to connect
to localhost!

I tested these settings myself, and was able to connect to the Webmin
server just fine.
 
> Second, if I enter another server hostname in the module config and
> leave proxy set to "No", it does connect me properly to that server. 
> But this does not seem to be tunneling in this case, it seems to be a
> direct connection from my desktop (where the Java applet is running).
> 
> Finally, if I enter another server hostname in the module config and set
> proxy to "Yes", it says "Connected to <unknown host> 10002", but it does
> not actually connect to anything.

Are you by any change accessing Webmin through some kind of proxy or Apache
forwarding virtual host? This may be confusing the module ..

 - Jamie

Re: [webmin-l] SSH/Telnet Login Module Changes

[Alan D. <We...@Om...>]

On 6/26/2006 2:05 PM, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> On 26/Jun/2006 05:03 Alan Dobkin wrote ..
>   
>> On 6/13/2006 3:53 PM, Jamie Cameron wrote:
>>     
>>>  - Support for tunneling connections to another server in
>>>    the SSH/Telnet Login module.
>>>       
>> How does this work?  If I leave the "Hostname to connect to" option set
>> to "Automatic" or set it to "localhost", then it connects me to the
>> local SSH server on my desktop (i.e., the client where I am running the
>> web browser, not the Webmin server).  This seems like a bug to me.
>>
>> Also, is this really "tunneling" through the Webmin server, or is it
>> just a direct connection from the Java applet to the SSH server?  It
>> seems more like the latter....
>>     
>
> It is actually tunneling through Webmin. To use it, you need to set
> the 'Use proxy to connect to other hosts?' option to 'Yes', and in the
> 'Hostname to connect to' enter some other host on your webmin server's
> network. Entering 'localhost' would be pointless when in proxy mode, as
> it is the default destination for non-proxied connections :)
>
>  - Jamie

What you are saying makes sense, but let me reiterate what I am
experiencing, which still appears to be multiple bugs with this module.

First, with the module config set to "Automatic", Port set to "Default",
and proxy set to "No", the SSH/Telnet Login module connects me to my
local desktop, not the Webmin server.  This seems kind of pointless, and
definitely not expected behavior.

Second, if I enter another server hostname in the module config and
leave proxy set to "No", it does connect me properly to that server. 
But this does not seem to be tunneling in this case, it seems to be a
direct connection from my desktop (where the Java applet is running).

Finally, if I enter another server hostname in the module config and set
proxy to "Yes", it says "Connected to <unknown host> 10002", but it does
not actually connect to anything.

Alan

Re: [webmin-l] webadmin-list Digest, Vol 1, Issue 2328

[John H. <jd...@nu...>]

In Reply to =20
> From: "SignRite" <sig...@ho...>
> Subject: [webmin-l] FTP Access
> when i run a small check on virtualmin config it tells one thing that i
> think is why I can not ftp :
>=20
> Shell /bin/false for FTP users is not included in /etc/shells, which ma=
y
> prevent FTP access.
>=20
> is it telling me i need to edit a proFTP config file?
>=20
> jeff,
>=20
You need to install "falselogin" by apt or rpm, and edit /etc/shells to i=
nclude /bin/false

Regards
JDH

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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:58:55 +0100
> From: "SignRite" <sig...@ho...>
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> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset=3D"iso-8859-1"
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> In my SQL theres a 'MySQL Server Configuration' icon, when i click i ge=
t :
>=20
>=20
> The MySQL configuration file /etc/my.cnf was not found on your system. =
You
> may need to adjust the module configuration to use the correct path.
>=20
> I don't want to mess in-case I should be sticking with Virtualmin but
> would
> like to know if it will be a problem in the future.
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> Jeff,
>=20
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> ------------------------------
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 04:01:12 +0100
> From: "SignRite" <sig...@ho...>
> Subject: [webmin-l] FTP Access
> To: "Webmin users list" <web...@li...>
> Message-ID: <BAY...@ph...>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset=3D"iso-8859-1"
>=20
> when i run a small check on virtualmin config it tells one thing that i
> think is why I can not ftp :
>=20
> Shell /bin/false for FTP users is not included in /etc/shells, which ma=
y
> prevent FTP access.
>=20
> is it telling me i need to edit a proFTP config file?
>=20
> jeff,
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
> ------------------------------
>=20
> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:32:18 -0500 (CDT)
> From: "Jamie Cameron" <jca...@we...>
> Subject: Re: [webmin-l] webmin / sql
> To: Webmin users list <web...@li...>
> Message-ID: <115...@ww...>
>=20
> On 26/Jun/2006 20:58 SignRite wrote ..
>>
>> In my SQL theres a 'MySQL Server Configuration' icon, when i click i g=
et
>> :
>>
>>
>> The MySQL configuration file /etc/my.cnf was not found on your system.
>> You
>> may need to adjust the module configuration to use the correct path.
>>
>> I don't want to mess in-case I should be sticking with Virtualmin but
> would
>> like to know if it will be a problem in the future.
>=20
> Most likely the MySQL configuration file is located somewhere else on y=
our
> system to where Webmin expects.. This is quite harmless though, as in m=
ost
> cases you don't need to change settings in my.cnf.
>=20
> What OS are you running there? And did you use the version of MySQL tha=
t
> came
> with it, or one you compiled/downloaded yourself?
>=20
>  - Jamie
>=20
>=20
>=20
> ------------------------------
>=20
> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:33:04 -0500 (CDT)
> From: "Jamie Cameron" <jca...@we...>
> Subject: Re: [webmin-l] FTP Access
> To: Webmin users list <web...@li...>
> Message-ID: <115...@ww...>
>=20
> On 26/Jun/2006 22:01 SignRite wrote ..
>> when i run a small check on virtualmin config it tells one thing that =
i
>> think is why I can not ftp :
>>
>> Shell /bin/false for FTP users is not included in /etc/shells, which m=
ay
>> prevent FTP access.
>>
>> is it telling me i need to edit a proFTP config file?
>=20
> It's telling you that you need to edit the file /etc/shells and add
> the line :
> /bin/false
>=20
>  - Jamie
>=20
>=20
>=20
> ------------------------------
>=20
> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 09:01:00 +0200
> From: "Pat Erler" <mai...@pa...>
> Subject: [webmin-l] [BUG] mysql backup broken since 1.280 (?)
> To: web...@li...
> Message-ID: <op....@pa...>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=3Dflowed; delsp=3Dyes;
> 	charset=3Diso-8859-15
>=20
> hi,
>=20
> since 1.280, when i try to backup a whole database (mysql database|sele=
ct
> db|button "backup database") i get:
>=20
> "SQL show character set failed : You have an error in your SQL syntax.
> Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the
> right syntax to use near 'character set' at line 1"
>=20
> all this on debian 3.1, mysql  Ver 12.22 Distrib 4.0.24, for pc-linux-g=
nu
> (i386)
>=20
> regards,
>=20
> PAT
>=20
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> ------------------------------
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> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:06:50 +0100
> From: "SignRite" <sig...@ho...>
> Subject: Re: [webmin-l] webmin / sql
> To: "Webmin users list" <web...@li...>
> Message-ID: <BAY...@ph...>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset=3D"iso-8859-1"
>=20
> Hi Jamie,
>=20
> Runing OS 'ubuntu-desktop' build, I had the server/lamp version but it
> just
> went crazy with webmin, then because SQL was not with the desktop versi=
on,
> it was installed via the webmin area where it warns you that you dont h=
ave
> SQL and then offers a link to install right away. It seems to be ok eve=
n
> tho
> it thinks the my.cnf is not found, been creating DB's etc nps.....just
> done
> a search to find it in :  /ect/mysql
>=20
> Jeff,
>=20
>=20
>> On 26/Jun/2006 20:58 SignRite wrote ..
>> >
>> > In my SQL theres a 'MySQL Server Configuration' icon, when i click i
> get
>> > :
>> >
>> >
>> > The MySQL configuration file /etc/my.cnf was not found on your syste=
m.
>> > You
>> > may need to adjust the module configuration to use the correct path.
>> >
>> > I don't want to mess in-case I should be sticking with Virtualmin bu=
t
> would
>> > like to know if it will be a problem in the future.
>>
>> Most likely the MySQL configuration file is located somewhere else on
> your
>> system to where Webmin expects.. This is quite harmless though, as in
> most
>> cases you don't need to change settings in my.cnf.
>>
>> What OS are you running there? And did you use the version of MySQL th=
at
> came
>> with it, or one you compiled/downloaded yourself?
>>
>>  - 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
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> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:17:22 +0100
> From: "SignRite" <sig...@ho...>
> Subject: Re: [webmin-l] webmin / sql
> To: "Webmin users list" <web...@li...>
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> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset=3D"iso-8859-1"
>=20
>=20
> Hi Jamie,
>=20
> Regarding MYSQL my.cnf, Changed the path and now it lets me into the
> config
> area nps,
>=20
> Thx
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> ------------------------------
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> Message: 8
> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:21:12 +0100
> From: "SignRite" <sig...@ho...>
> Subject: Re: [webmin-l] FTP Access
> To: "Webmin users list" <web...@li...>
> Message-ID: <BAY...@ph...>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset=3D"iso-8859-1"
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> Fixed, Thx.
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>=20
> Jeff
>=20
>> It's telling you that you need to edit the file /etc/shells and add
>> the line :
>> /bin/false
>>
>>  - Jamie
>=20
>=20
>=20
> ------------------------------
>=20
> Message: 9
> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:47:00 +0100
> From: "SignRite" <sig...@ho...>
> Subject: Re: [webmin-l] FTP Access
> To: "Webmin users list" <web...@li...>
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> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset=3D"iso-8859-1"
>=20
> I have been creating/removing virtual users etc and just making sure th=
at
> theres no more errors, It now can create/remove without any errors but =
I
> have noticed that after it creates a virtual user, it dont seem to add
> anything in the proFTPd area for that user, in other words when I try t=
o
> ftp
> in to this new virtual member, I get a socket error from CuteFTP :
>=20
> STATUS:> Host name 192.168.1.141 resolved: ip =3D 192.168.1.141.
> STATUS:> Getting listing ""...
> STATUS:> Connecting to ftp server 192.168.1.141:21 (ip =3D 192.168.1.14=
1)...
> ERROR:> Can't connect to remote server. Socket error =3D #10061.
>=20
> I think this means there is no ftp server listening at all? or does it
> just
> mean that, this user was not created by the virtualmin and that I may h=
ave
> to create an FTP access for that user after i create them a a virtualmi=
n
> account?
>=20
> Jeff,
>=20
>=20
>>
>> > It's telling you that you need to edit the file /etc/shells and add
>> > the line :
>> > /bin/false
>> >
>> >  - Jamie
>>
>=20
>=20
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> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 06:44:29 -0500
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> Subject: [webmin-l] virtual backup FTP port
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> 21.
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Re: [webmin-l] FTP Access

[SignRite <sig...@ho...>]

Thanks for speedy reply,

I searched for this proftpd.conf and found it like this

/ect/proftpd.conf.proftpd-new

as well as :

/ect/proftpd.conf

Here's the content of  '/ect/proftpd.conf' below :

....ahh now wait a second here, that file is empty! im going to try and
replace the empty content with the other
one.................................. .. . . . .  Jamie ur a star, replaced
it with that other one which said in the header of the file that it was a
default proftpd conf file. then I RESTARTED! the ftp and away she went nps.

Its just learning the behaviour of things when they go swany-up! - hope I
can help others by the time im finished with all this crack.

Thanks a million for your time.

Jeff,


> That error suggests some bug in your proftpd configuration.
> Could you post the config file to the mailing list? It should be
> at /etc/proftpd.conf
>
>  - Jamie
>