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Webmin and Email Server

I'm new to using Webmin as a server on my Ubuntu Server OS. Here's the thing. I bought a domain from my ISP and I'm using Webmin to connect my Webmin server to the domain and that part is done and ...
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Can't install usermin or virtualmin: "Expecting form-data encoding, but got normal encoding"

This is a fresh server, with webmin freshly installed-- in fact, installing usermin is the first action I'm (trying to) take with it. I'm logged in with a user that has sudo privileges, however I've ...
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Can't install Webmin from sources.list getting Hash Sum mismatch in 16.04 LTS

Installing Webmin echo "deb http://download.webmin.com/download/repository sarge contrib" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/webmin.list cd /root wget http://www.webmin.com/jcameron-key.asc apt-key add ...
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allow remote mysql access (through webmin or shell)

Spec: Ubuntu 14.04 webmin/virtualmin 1.791 I am using following code to test remote mysql database connection: <?php $db_host = "123.456.789"; $db_name = "database"; $db_user = "user"; $db_pass =...
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Dns problem ubuntu server

I recently downloaded the ubuntu server 14.04 and I wanted to use the webmin, there's no error in installation and every thing sounds good. I tried to put in browser https://name_server:10000 but ...
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Webmin in my Ubuntu Server 14.04 is stopped forever

I've tried every single command I know to turn Webmin on, but it's still stopped: Tell me what's wrong with my server?
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Packages missing md5sums control file

I just ran sudo dpkg -C on my server to check everything was ok. Unexpectedly, I got the following response: The following packages are missing the md5sums control file in the database, they need to ...
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Unable to receive mail from outside on ubuntu webmin postfix mail server

I have an ubuntu server which is on virtual machine running on windows server. I have installed webmin on my ubuntu server to be able to configure mail settings and mail servers. I've set my adsl 2+...
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Webmin can't start bind9: 'Unknown error'

Ubuntu version: 14.04.1 LTS x86_64 Bind version: 9.9.5 Webmin version: 1.780 For a while now, I'm trying to configure bind. First one as a slave to our current Windows DNS Servers which all works ...
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Can't access webmin from remote/local computer

I installed Webmin on Ubuntu server. I am trying to access the webmin interface from another computer in my LAN. If I use w3m (a command line browser) on the host machine I can start up webmin just ...
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Webmin and sshlogin

In webmin interface you can chose --> Others --> SSh login here is the problem. The Webmin wants to login at my sshport 222 (local) i have redirected this port from outside to 22200 throught my ...
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Is there a simple web GUI for Apache that runs on Ubuntu?

Sadly, all the answers that Google turns up seem to be way out of date (Rapache for example no longer runs on Ubuntu it seems). I'm running Ubuntu Server 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) with a Lubuntu interface, ...
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Squid Cache Problem on Webmin

I'm new to Ubuntu, Webmin and Squid So I'm following the tutorial to set up my squid proxy server on webmin I'm able to start the webmin and squid. But unfortunately after I got to the step where we ...
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Apache won't start - PHP issues?

I'm somewhat of a Ubuntu newb and have recently set-up a ubuntu VPS (on the azure network). I am using webmin / virtualmin as a means to administer the server and quickly * easily create and ...
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How to disable webmin start on boot on Ubuntu?

How to disable Webmin starts on boot on Ubuntu 14? Due security reasons, I want to run it manualy when I really will use it.
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Server permissionsto allow php script to run but other users cant open

I have an apache server set up, there is a php script for a login page (contains passwords). I want to be able to give the server permissions to run the script but not for users who login through ...
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VNC viewer grey screen since upgrade to Ubuntu 14.04 from Ubuntu 12

Before we begin, please excuse my complete ignorance, I am a relative novice to system administration. I know there are a few posts so far about Ubuntu 14.04 messing with VNC connections. So far my ...
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Webmin install?

I am trying to install Webmin, on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, I have gotten as far as having webmin showing up in software center but when I click install I get the error message "This requires installing ...
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Iptables troubles

I used webwin for iptables management and reset the firewall over webmin (to clear out all the old stuff). I also disabled the feature Activate at book. After that I installed iptables-persistent for ...
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can't install webmin on ubuntu server

I have an Ubuntu server installed and I want to install webmin on it but I can't. I have tried everything but reached no solution. I also set this deb http://download.webmin.com/download/repository ...
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Limit FTP users to home directory on webmin

I'm Using ProFTP on webmin, Ubuntu 14.04. I need to make FTP accounts for clients, who are limited to just a specified folder with no other access to the server. I would prefer if it was secure. I ...
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Trying to keep users in their home directory

I have created a user brandon. I am trying to keep brandon in his home directory (/home/brandon/), I would like him to be able to edit/delete/create folder and files, but I don't want him to go to /...
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No mod-mono.so or mod_mono.conf after Install

On Ubuntu 12.04, I have webmin and apache2. With webmin, I did apt-get install mono-complete and everything appeared to install fine. I put the line "MonoAutoApplication enabled" in httpd.conf and ...
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apache mod_jk not working

I installed the jk module for apache2 and it is enabled (I checked in webmin). I edited my virtual host configuration file and added this line: JKMount /myweb worker1 workers.properties: worker....
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Can webmin create a network interface bond for ubuntu 12.04?

I just picked up Webmin today after being fed up with using the command line for 6 months for my server running Ubuntu 12.04. I have liked it so far and have fixed many problems I had before. I have ...
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Ubuntu Server 12.04 - webmin & OpenVPN have both stopped accepting connections

I work for a small company that has an off-site Windows 2012 server which hosts two other virtual servers via VirtualBox; one of these is an Ubuntu 12.04 server which runs OpenVPN. The set-up was ...
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How to install and configure Dynamic VLAN Server?

I have below setup: Firewall: Fortinet 240D Core Switches are 2 one is Juniper EX 4200 & second one is EX 3300 I want to configure Dynamic VLAN Server on Ubuntu Linux 12.04.3 Kernel and CPU: ...
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Ubuntu Server 12.04 + Webmin, add hard drives to raid 6

the subject may already discussed, if this is the case, a reference would be much appreciated because I really searched and never found real answers to my questions. I have a Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server ...
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Log location for failed Webmin login attempts?

When logging into Webmin from my remote laptop browser I entered my password into the "User" text box by accident. In the past, if I ever enter a password in cleartext anywhere, I create a new ...
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Webmin packages update

I'm running Ubuntu Server 13.10 + Webmin 1.660. Since I have upgraded from 13.04 to 13.10, Webmin don't detect any package update anymore. In console when I run "apt-get upgrade", I have some packages ...
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Unable to access webmin?

I'm unable to access webmin via web or com. I've changed the port, and I'm thinking it's the firewall that is closing it. What code is needed to change and give access to the port?
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Can't change webmin port?

I'm using the code sudo nano -w /etc/webmin/miniserv.conf to change Webmin's port in putty but it's saying command not found. Any suggestions? :~# sudo nano -w /etc/webmin/miniserv.conf sudo: nano: ...
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Cant access NFS share with non-root user [duplicate]

I have mounted an NFS network share successfully using Webmin. The share seems to be mounted correctly and working correctly. If I login as root I can browse the share just fine. However, I cannot ...
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gdebi-core isn't recognized as a command

I am trying to host a minecraft server and I found a pdf which tells me to do this: So I followed these commands but when I tried the command: gdebi-core webmin_1.620_all.deb I get the message: ...
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Webmin alternative that installs & runs on the client machine & communicate via SSH

Are there any Webmin alternatives that don't consume server resources but instead install on client machine & communicate via SSH client. So effectively all the actions made on that GUI are ...
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Perl dependancy problems installing Webmin

I just installed webmin from a .deb file. on Ubuntu Server 12.04, which went ok. I logged in at the web interface and checked the "Perl Modules" page. There was on module suggested but not installed. ...
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Accessing Webmin from Ubuntu Server 12.04LTS

I have installed webmin 1.630 on my Ubuntu server. It says i have to access https//ubuntumyname:1000:/ i have lynx web browser intalled so i ran the command lynx https//ubuntumyname:1000:/ it ...
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Trouble transferring files to Ubuntu server from mac

I am trying to setup my first home server and haven't had too much trouble so far. However I can't seem to find a way to transfer files from my laptop (Macbook Pro) to the server. I have been able ...
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Login to webmin with user has no password (SSH)

I have an simple Ubuntu 12.04 instance running on AWS EC2 I have webmin installed and accessable, but am presented with a login requiring username and password. As part of the AWS install, you don't ...
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Need a simple, foolproof remote admin for Ubuntu Server

I'm running an Ubuntu server 12.10 box and need a foolproof remote admin for my wife/kids who have even less experience of linux than I. The box only runs as file server and our LAN Minecraft server. ...
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Both Webmin & ISPConfig won't work on my Ubuntu Linode

I followed the steps on this page to download and setup Webmin on my Linode Ubuntu server, however, when I try to visit https + my.ip.add.ress + :10000, the page just hangs and nothing loads. I ...
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Why can't I access webmin since installing Dansguardian and squid?

I installed Webmin and it was working great until I installed DansGuardian & squid and then webmin stopped, if I try to log into webmin this is what am getting on Firefox. The proxy server is ...
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How can I watch the current connections on my Apache webserver?

I am hosting quite a lot of virtual hosts using Apache in a basic LAMP set up with the help of Webmin/Virtualmin. I am looking for a top-like tool in which I can monitor current connections. The ...
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how to setup my isp provided static ip

I purchased a static IP address from my ISP I am running ubuntu server 12.04 x64 with webmin installed I want to point a purchased domain name (and also a free .tk domain) at my server. Every time I ...
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What does this rule mean

When I run sudo iptables -L, I get: Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT) target prot opt source destination REJECT tcp -- anywhere anywhere tcp dpt:www flags:FIN,...
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Apache2 Syntax error, can't access 000-default

I have been using Apache2 and Webmin with my Raspberry Pi. After a restart and reinstallations Apache won't start. > sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart apache2: Syntax error on line 268 of /etc/...
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Webmin no route to host

Using Webmin → Network Configuration, I added a new DNS address to the existing server (10.100.200.300). While I saved the new configuration, I lost access to webmin and ssh to this server. How can ...
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Linux Firewall NAT Port Forwarding Issues

At my home I have a Linux server (it's only job is NAT, DHCP, and DNS) with Ubuntu 10.10 Server 64-bit. I have webmin installed on the server too, but I do know my way around a command line quite ...
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Where can I find webmin for Ubuntu 10?

I would like to install webmin, but it is neither available from Synaptic, nor from apt-get. Why can't I find it in synaptic or apt-get? How can I get it and install?
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Webmin no longer works - connection rejected

I've had webmin installed on my 12.04 server and everything has been fine until recently. Now when I navigate to https:// myip:10000 I get a message saying the connection attempt is rejected. The last ...
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