From: Richard T. <Ric...@rp...> - 2001-03-21 15:18:21
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I have come to love the Sendmail features in webmin. I setup an account for webmin which only grants access to the sendmail module (which I've renamed to 'email'). When I log into Webmin using the new account, the only thing I see is a module that says: Email. I open it and am dropped directly into my own mailbox account on the system. From that point, I am able to read my email and reply to it (creating my own personal 'web-based hotmail account') which works great! The only feature it seems to be missing is (which I miss dearly)... is having it keep copies of my 'sent emails' so that I can keep track of my emails. Is there a way for the sendmail module in webmin to show this? Perhaps in another 'add-on' module? Many Thanks! -Rich |
From: Craig W. <cra...@az...> - 2001-03-21 17:31:48
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I am thinking about a setup where we have an NT server in the office and using the pam_smb to authorize users for various functions...things like smb access of the web server and ftp server. My understanding is that I have to put an asterisk in the password field of /etc/passwd and I suspect that if I put an asterisk in the unencrypted field in the users module, it would reject it for being to short or if not, encrypt the asterisk to something else... thus my questions... 1. Is there a way to simply add an asterisk to the /etc/passwd file for newly created or existing users? 2. Will webmin accept the pam_smb as the 'unix' passwd for a user? 3. Is there anybody doing this? Craig ----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----| - Craig White - PO Box 8634 - Scottsdale, Arizona - 85252 - e-mail address ................ - CraigWhite@AzApple.com - world wide web address ........ - http://www.AzApple.com - e-mail my pager address ....... - 602...@ai... - cellular phone ................ - (602) 377-9752 - voice/facsimile ............... - (480) 945-8445 ----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----|----:----| |
From: Jamie C. <jca...@we...> - 2001-03-21 22:59:09
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Craig White wrote: > > I am thinking about a setup where we have an NT server in the office and > using the pam_smb to authorize users for various functions...things like smb > access of the web server and ftp server. My understanding is that I have to > put an asterisk in the password field of /etc/passwd and I suspect that if I > put an asterisk in the unencrypted field in the users module, it would > reject it for being to short or if not, encrypt the asterisk to something > else... > > thus my questions... > > 1. Is there a way to simply add an asterisk to the /etc/passwd file for > newly created or existing users? Yes, just enter * in the pre-encrypted password field. > 2. Will webmin accept the pam_smb as the 'unix' passwd for a user? If you wanted to authenticate webmin uses this way, you would have to have the Authen::PAM perl module installed, and then set each user's password to PAM authentication mode. This of course depends upon having an /etc/pam.d/webmin file setup to use pam_smb for authentication .. - Jamie |
From: Jamie C. <jca...@we...> - 2001-03-22 22:28:40
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Richard Tricoche wrote: > > I have come to love the Sendmail features in webmin. I setup an account for > webmin which only grants access to the sendmail module (which I've renamed > to 'email'). > > When I log into Webmin using the new account, the only thing I see is a > module that says: Email. > I open it and am dropped directly into my own mailbox account on the system. > >From that point, I am able to read my email and reply to it (creating my own > personal 'web-based hotmail account') which works great! > > The only feature it seems to be missing is (which I miss dearly)... is > having it keep copies of my 'sent emails' so that I can keep track of my > emails. > > Is there a way for the sendmail module in webmin to show this? Perhaps in > another 'add-on' module? There isn't really any standard way for sent mail to be stored in a normal unix mailbox. However, the next release of webmin will have an option in the sendmail ACL in Webmin Users to allow a separate mailbox to be specified for storing sent email. - Jamie |
From: Michael C. <co...@co...> - 2001-03-23 00:22:22
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Hi all, If someone could clarify this for me I would appreciate it... In the sendmail configuration there is an option for setting "Relay Domains". I need to do this as this particular server is going to be a mail exchanger for my other mail servers. The problem I am having is this: When I type in the domains to be relayed Webmin never comes back showing me a list. Also some of the links seem to be faulty in some of the config screens. The version of Webmin that shipped with e-server was .74, I attempted to upgrade to .84 but was unsuccessful. I surmised that the image for the distribution might be out of date, so I downloaded the most recent one and am doing another install. Tips comments? I could use some input. Thanks! ******************************************** Michael Cozzi Senior Consultant Cozzi Consulting Group http://www.cozziconsulting.com An Agent of Media Micro Center, Inc. www.mediamicro.com Personal E-Mail: ap...@co... Business E-Mail: co...@co... ******************************************** Pursuant to US Code, Title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II, '227, any and all unsolicited commercial E-mail sent to this address is subject to a download and archival fee in the amount of $500 US. E-mailing denotes acceptance of these terms. |
From: Jamie C. <jca...@we...> - 2001-03-23 00:47:58
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Michael Cozzi wrote: > > Hi all, > > If someone could clarify this for me I would appreciate it... > > In the sendmail configuration there is an option for setting "Relay > Domains". I need to do this as this particular server is going to be a mail > exchanger for my other mail servers. > > The problem I am having is this: When I type in the domains to be > relayed Webmin never comes back showing me a list. Also some of the links > seem to be faulty in some of the config screens. The problem is that the sendmail config file for Relay Domains is set to /etc/mail/something, but the /etc/mail directory doesn't exist on e-server 2.3 ! > The version of Webmin that shipped with e-server was .74, I attempted to > upgrade to .84 but was unsuccessful. I surmised that the image for the > distribution might be out of date, so I downloaded the most recent one and > am doing another install. Uninstall the old version first with rpm -e webmin ; rm -rf /etc/webmin then install the new one. - Jamie |
From: Michael C. <co...@co...> - 2001-03-23 02:00:23
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on 3/22/01 6:47 PM, Jamie Cameron at jca...@we... wrote: > The problem is that the sendmail config file for Relay Domains is set to > /etc/mail/something, but the /etc/mail directory doesn't exist on e-server 2.3 > ! Can I assume that .84 takes care of this automatically? ******************************************** Michael Cozzi Senior Consultant Cozzi Consulting Group www.cozziconsulting.com An Agent of Media Micro Center, Inc. www.mediamicro.com Personal E-Mail: ap...@co... Business E-Mail: co...@co... ******************************************** Pursuant to US Code, Title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II, '227, any and all unsolicited commercial E-mail sent to this address is subject to a download and archival fee in the amount of $500 US. E-mailing denotes acceptance of these terms. |
From: Jamie C. <jca...@we...> - 2001-03-23 03:14:12
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Michael Cozzi wrote: > > on 3/22/01 6:47 PM, Jamie Cameron at jca...@we... wrote: > > > The problem is that the sendmail config file for Relay Domains is set to > > /etc/mail/something, but the /etc/mail directory doesn't exist on e-server 2.3 > > ! > > Can I assume that .84 takes care of this automatically? No .. the best solution is to just create the /etc/mail directory. - Jamie |
From: Richard T. <we...@te...> - 2001-03-23 09:26:09
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Jamie- If you want to do this (It's seems like a fairly good idea) I won't post it to the wishlist, or do it myself, but I think you'll agree it's something you can do easily and add to a future release.. How about a function in the Webmin Configuration, which backs up (and or restores) the Configurations within Webmin.. So the admin could go in, click Run a Backup.. wait a few moments, and it would prompt to download a .tar.gz (or simliar) file with all the user/module configurations in it.. Also then (obviously) a way to restore the same by finding file (standard webmin file location finders) and upload/use the file and untar/gunzip's the files to the correct location.. Whatya think? Worth writing, or should I/We Just rely on the system backups we have running... :) Thanks! - Richard Teachout 1-877-385-8634 +--------------------------------------------+ | JRT Consulting, L.L.C. | | Web Design / E-Commerce / Programming | /) ri...@te... JRTconsulting.net | / )Voicemail: 314-579-3838 909-494-5408 | _( (+-------------------------------------------+ (((\ \) /_) (\\\\ \_/ / \ / \ __/ | | | | |
From: InvictaNet C. S. <su...@in...> - 2001-03-23 10:16:25
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I think that's an excellent idea Martyn Routley ----------------------------------------------------- InvictaNet - The Internet in Plain English, Guaranteed http://www.invictanet.co.uk <http://www.invictanet.co.uk> in...@in... <mailto:in...@in...> phone: 08707 440180 fax: 08707 440181 ------------------------------------------------------ -----Original Message----- From: web...@li... [mailto:web...@li...]On Behalf Of Richard Teachout Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 9:26 AM To: web...@li... Subject: RE: Module Idea.. Jamie- If you want to do this (It's seems like a fairly good idea) I won't post it to the wishlist, or do it myself, but I think you'll agree it's something you can do easily and add to a future release.. How about a function in the Webmin Configuration, which backs up (and or restores) the Configurations within Webmin.. So the admin could go in, click Run a Backup.. wait a few moments, and it would prompt to download a .tar.gz (or simliar) file with all the user/module configurations in it.. Also then (obviously) a way to restore the same by finding file (standard webmin file location finders) and upload/use the file and untar/gunzip's the files to the correct location.. Whatya think? Worth writing, or should I/We Just rely on the system backups we have running... :) Thanks! - Richard Teachout 1-877-385-8634 +--------------------------------------------+ | JRT Consulting, L.L.C. | | Web Design / E-Commerce / Programming | /) ri...@te... JRTconsulting.net | / )Voicemail: 314-579-3838 909-494-5408 | _( (+-------------------------------------------+ (((\ \) /_) (\\\\ \_/ / \ / \ __/ | | | | - Forwarded by the Webmin mailing list at web...@we... To remove yourself from this list, go to http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webadmin-list |
From: Joe C. <jo...@sw...> - 2001-03-23 10:57:06
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Personally, I'd much prefer to see work going into a full featured backup module. Limiting it to just the etc/ directory strikes me as being a little too specialized. A general backup tool could easily have a 'Quick Button' option to "Backup Webmin configuration and Relevant /etc files". I'd be leary of the limited "Webmin Backup" being considered a 'backup tool' however, since many users might think that their real data (not just configuration files) is getting backed up. I haven't looked at the two backup modules already in existence (maybe more?) in any detail, so I don't know how far they are from being feature complete and reliable enough for production use. But it certainly would be nice to have a real system backup tool in Webmin. (With incremental backups, basic record keeping, and single file or whole directory recovery features.) I'm knuckle deep in a couple of modules already right now, so I'll bow out of actually /writing/ such a module...but maybe if Jamie doesn't do it himself (excellently, as we can always expect from Jamie) before I get some free time, I might just start doing it wrongly (but with enthusiasm). Since I'm not working on such a thing right now, I'll leave it at that, and discontinue spouting about what /I/ want. InvictaNet Customer Support wrote: > I think that's an excellent idea > > Martyn Routley > -----Original Message----- > From: web...@li... > [mailto:web...@li...]On Behalf Of Richard > Teachout > Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 9:26 AM > To: web...@li... > Subject: RE: Module Idea.. > > Jamie- > > If you want to do this (It's seems like a fairly > good idea) I won't post it to the wishlist, or do it > myself, but I think you'll agree it's something > you can do easily and add to a future release.. > > How about a function in the Webmin Configuration, > which backs up (and or restores) the Configurations > within Webmin.. So the admin could go in, click > Run a Backup.. wait a few moments, and it would > prompt to download a .tar.gz (or simliar) file > with all the user/module configurations in it.. > > Also then (obviously) a way to restore the same > by finding file (standard webmin file location finders) > and upload/use the file and untar/gunzip's the files > to the correct location.. > > Whatya think? Worth writing, or should I/We Just rely > on the system backups we have running... > > :) Thanks! > > - Richard Teachout -- Joe Cooper <jo...@sw...> Affordable Web Caching Proxy Appliances http://www.swelltech.com |
From: Jamie C. <jca...@we...> - 2001-03-25 05:48:44
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I think a module that focuses on configuration files might be useful, as long as it knows what service (apache, NFS, sendmail, etc..) each config file came from. That way it could be used to backup and selectively restore configs for certain services from certain dates, which some sysadmins might find useful if a service mysteriously stops working .. - Jamie Joe Cooper wrote: > > Personally, I'd much prefer to see work going into a full featured > backup module. Limiting it to just the etc/ directory strikes me as > being a little too specialized. A general backup tool could easily have > a 'Quick Button' option to "Backup Webmin configuration and Relevant > /etc files". I'd be leary of the limited "Webmin Backup" being > considered a 'backup tool' however, since many users might think that > their real data (not just configuration files) is getting backed up. > > I haven't looked at the two backup modules already in existence (maybe > more?) in any detail, so I don't know how far they are from being > feature complete and reliable enough for production use. But it > certainly would be nice to have a real system backup tool in Webmin. > (With incremental backups, basic record keeping, and single file or > whole directory recovery features.) I'm knuckle deep in a couple of > modules already right now, so I'll bow out of actually /writing/ such a > module...but maybe if Jamie doesn't do it himself (excellently, as we > can always expect from Jamie) before I get some free time, I might just > start doing it wrongly (but with enthusiasm). > > Since I'm not working on such a thing right now, I'll leave it at that, > and discontinue spouting about what /I/ want. > > InvictaNet Customer Support wrote: > > > I think that's an excellent idea > > > > Martyn Routley > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: web...@li... > > [mailto:web...@li...]On Behalf Of Richard > > Teachout > > Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 9:26 AM > > To: web...@li... > > Subject: RE: Module Idea.. > > > > Jamie- > > > > If you want to do this (It's seems like a fairly > > good idea) I won't post it to the wishlist, or do it > > myself, but I think you'll agree it's something > > you can do easily and add to a future release.. > > > > How about a function in the Webmin Configuration, > > which backs up (and or restores) the Configurations > > within Webmin.. So the admin could go in, click > > Run a Backup.. wait a few moments, and it would > > prompt to download a .tar.gz (or simliar) file > > with all the user/module configurations in it.. > > > > Also then (obviously) a way to restore the same > > by finding file (standard webmin file location finders) > > and upload/use the file and untar/gunzip's the files > > to the correct location.. > > > > Whatya think? Worth writing, or should I/We Just rely > > on the system backups we have running... > > > > :) Thanks! > > > > - Richard Teachout |
From: InvictaNet C. S. <su...@in...> - 2001-03-23 09:38:29
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Jamie Instead of doing that, why not a webmin interface to Pine? (Don't reinvent the wheel) Martyn Routley ----------------------------------------------------- InvictaNet - The Internet in Plain English, Guaranteed http://www.invictanet.co.uk <http://www.invictanet.co.uk> in...@in... <mailto:in...@in...> phone: 08707 440180 fax: 08707 440181 ------------------------------------------------------ -----Original Message----- From: web...@li... [mailto:web...@li...]On Behalf Of Jamie Cameron Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 10:29 PM To: web...@li... Subject: Re: webmin Sendmail - sent items missing. =( Richard Tricoche wrote: > > I have come to love the Sendmail features in webmin. I setup an account for > webmin which only grants access to the sendmail module (which I've renamed > to 'email'). > > When I log into Webmin using the new account, the only thing I see is a > module that says: Email. > I open it and am dropped directly into my own mailbox account on the system. > >From that point, I am able to read my email and reply to it (creating my own > personal 'web-based hotmail account') which works great! > > The only feature it seems to be missing is (which I miss dearly)... is > having it keep copies of my 'sent emails' so that I can keep track of my > emails. > > Is there a way for the sendmail module in webmin to show this? Perhaps in > another 'add-on' module? There isn't really any standard way for sent mail to be stored in a normal unix mailbox. However, the next release of webmin will have an option in the sendmail ACL in Webmin Users to allow a separate mailbox to be specified for storing sent email. - Jamie - Forwarded by the Webmin mailing list at web...@we... To remove yourself from this list, go to http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webadmin-list |
From: Craig W. <cra...@az...> - 2001-03-23 16:54:13
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> -----Original Message----- > From: web...@li... > [mailto:web...@li...]On Behalf Of Jamie > Cameron > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 3:29 PM > To: web...@li... > Subject: Re: webmin Sendmail - sent items missing. =( > > > Richard Tricoche wrote: > > > > I have come to love the Sendmail features in webmin. I setup > an account for > > webmin which only grants access to the sendmail module (which > I've renamed > > to 'email'). > > > > When I log into Webmin using the new account, the only thing I see is a > > module that says: Email. > > I open it and am dropped directly into my own mailbox account > on the system. > > >From that point, I am able to read my email and reply to it > (creating my own > > personal 'web-based hotmail account') which works great! > > > > The only feature it seems to be missing is (which I miss dearly)... is > > having it keep copies of my 'sent emails' so that I can keep track of my > > emails. > > > > Is there a way for the sendmail module in webmin to show this? > Perhaps in > > another 'add-on' module? > > There isn't really any standard way for sent mail to be stored in a normal > unix mailbox. However, the next release of webmin will have an option in > the sendmail ACL in Webmin Users to allow a separate mailbox to > be specified > for storing sent email. > > - Jamie --- Why not just allow a configuration that auto addresses a bcc to anyone (including the sender)? This seems easy enough. Craig |
From: Jamie C. <jca...@we...> - 2001-03-24 01:47:01
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Craig White wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: web...@li... > > [mailto:web...@li...]On Behalf Of Jamie > > Cameron > > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 3:29 PM > > To: web...@li... > > Subject: Re: webmin Sendmail - sent items missing. =( > > > > > > Richard Tricoche wrote: > > > > > > I have come to love the Sendmail features in webmin. I setup > > an account for > > > webmin which only grants access to the sendmail module (which > > I've renamed > > > to 'email'). > > > > > > When I log into Webmin using the new account, the only thing I see is a > > > module that says: Email. > > > I open it and am dropped directly into my own mailbox account > > on the system. > > > >From that point, I am able to read my email and reply to it > > (creating my own > > > personal 'web-based hotmail account') which works great! > > > > > > The only feature it seems to be missing is (which I miss dearly)... is > > > having it keep copies of my 'sent emails' so that I can keep track of my > > > emails. > > > > > > Is there a way for the sendmail module in webmin to show this? > > Perhaps in > > > another 'add-on' module? > > > > There isn't really any standard way for sent mail to be stored in a normal > > unix mailbox. However, the next release of webmin will have an option in > > the sendmail ACL in Webmin Users to allow a separate mailbox to > > be specified > > for storing sent email. > > > > - Jamie > --- > Why not just allow a configuration that auto addresses a bcc to anyone > (including the sender)? This seems easy enough. That is basically what I have done. There is now an option for specifying another mailbox to store sent mail in.. - Jamie |