From: Alan M. <si...@ya...> - 2003-06-27 16:03:00
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Hello, I am running Mandrake 9.1 with Webmin 1.070. I am attempting to setup a clustered webmin service so some of our Clients can make changes to their Apache virtual hosts and DNZ zone files. I read the documentation on setting up clustered Webmin servers, and I have several servers listed in "Webmin->Webmin Servers Index". However, when I go to "Cluster->Webmin Cluster Servers", the only server I can add is "this server". Is there something else I have to configureto make the other servers show up? TIA, Alan Murrell <si...@ya...> ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca |
From: Alan M. <si...@ya...> - 2003-06-27 19:14:45
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Hello All, Okay, I have been able to answer my own question, for the most part: It seems that unless the "Log on as user" option is set in the "Webmin Servers Index" properties for a particular server, it will not appear in the dropdown-list for clustered services. Unfortunately, it does not appear to be possible to log on as a particular user; you can only specify one. So, for example, if I have a user called "domain.com" he will not be able to administer his Apache and DNS from one login; he will have to log in tt he Webmin on the web server, and then again to the Webmin on the DNS server. Is there another way around this? Thank you, in advance, for your help. Alan Murrell <si...@ya...> ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca |
From: Jamie C. <jca...@we...> - 2003-06-28 01:29:43
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Alan Murrell wrote: > Hello All, > > Okay, I have been able to answer my own question, for > the most part: > > It seems that unless the "Log on as user" option is > set in the "Webmin Servers Index" properties for a > particular server, it will not appear in the > dropdown-list for clustered services. > > Unfortunately, it does not appear to be possible to > log on as a particular user; you can only specify one. > So, for example, if I have a user called "domain.com" > he will not be able to administer his Apache and DNS > from one login; he will have to log in tt he Webmin on > the web server, and then again to the Webmin on the > DNS server. > > Is there another way around this? Generally you would set the login in the Webmin Servers Index module to be some high-privileges user like 'root' or 'admin', and then create a user on the master server with access only to his own zone. He wouldn't need access to or a webmin login the slave server at all, since he never logs into it directly. - Jamie |
From: Alan M. <si...@ya...> - 2003-06-28 03:29:44
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Hi Jamie, > Generally you would set the login in the Webmin > Servers Index module to be some high-privileges > user like 'root' or 'admin', and then create > user on the master server with access only > to his own zone. I did that, but then when I log in as the user with only access to his own zone, it is not accessing the BIND server on the DNS server. Just to re-iterate my setup: Master Server: same server as the web server Slave server: DNS server (ns1.domain.com) So on the Master server (as 'root'), I put 'ns1.domain.com' in the "Webmin Servers Index", and set the login as 'root'. I then went to "Webmin Cluster Servers", and added 'ns1.i3dc.com' successfully. I then created a user on the Master server, 'virtualdomain.com', and gave him access to his own virtual server in the Apache module. However, when I try to give access to his zone only in the BIND module, it is showing the BIN that is installed on the Master server, and not what is on 'ns1.domain.com'. If I give 'virtualdomain.com' user access to the "Webmin Cluster Servers", when he clicks on it, he gets almost full access to the server, which makes sense, since it is logging in as 'root', and I imagine this is not the correct way to go about it. How do I make it so the 'virtualdomain.com' user logs in in the Master server, and can edit his DNS zone record on the slave server? TIA for your help. Alan Murrell <si...@ya...> ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca |
From: Jamie C. <jca...@we...> - 2003-06-28 11:49:49
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Alan Murrell wrote: > Hi Jamie, > > >>Generally you would set the login in the Webmin >>Servers Index module to be some high-privileges >>user like 'root' or 'admin', and then create >>user on the master server with access only >>to his own zone. > > > I did that, but then when I log in as the user with > only access to his own zone, it is not accessing the > BIND server on the DNS server. Just to re-iterate my > setup: > > Master Server: same server as the web server > Slave server: DNS server (ns1.domain.com) > > So on the Master server (as 'root'), I put > 'ns1.domain.com' in the "Webmin Servers Index", and > set the login as 'root'. I then went to "Webmin > Cluster Servers", and added 'ns1.i3dc.com' > successfully. > > I then created a user on the Master server, > 'virtualdomain.com', and gave him access to his own > virtual server in the Apache module. However, when I > try to give access to his zone only in the BIND > module, it is showing the BIN that is installed on the > Master server, and not what is on 'ns1.domain.com'. > > If I give 'virtualdomain.com' user access to the > "Webmin Cluster Servers", when he clicks on it, he > gets almost full access to the server, which makes > sense, since it is logging in as 'root', and I imagine > this is not the correct way to go about it. > > How do I make it so the 'virtualdomain.com' user logs > in in the Master server, and can edit his DNS zone > record on the slave server? Unfortunately, that cannot be done .. the only multi-server feature that the BIND module has is the ability to create a slave zone on secondary server at the same time as a master zone on a master server. I thought at first that was what you were trying to do .. The best solution would be for the user to have Webmin accounts on both systems, and to login to each separately to manage apache and DNS. That is, until Virtualmin comes out with multi-server support :-) - Jamie |
From: Alan M. <si...@ya...> - 2003-06-28 17:00:47
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> The best solution would be for the user to have > Webmin accounts on both systems, and to login to > each separately to manage apache and DNS. Yup, that is what I was thinking. Fortunately, there are not too many that require this right now (actually, it's the DNS bit that one particular Customer wants). > That is, until Virtualmin comes out with > multi-server support :-) That shouldn't be too hard: just have the master execute the necessary shell commands via SSH. Actually, I have several shell scripts that do the things I need from the command line, and I keep thinking how nice it would be to have a single (web-based) interface from which to do all the setup. I just don't seem able to get around to doing it :-( Thanks for your help though! Alan Murrell <si...@ya...> ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca |