forget the newbies, I show it to admins.  Webmin is a great tool!!  It's the 
first thing I install on any RH system.  easy to connect to, and over ssl, 
relatively secure.  here's a short rundown of why I like it:

Centralized administration of most any service.  I can surf to the next module 
to configure faster than you can move through cli.

Open source with a decent sized contingent of programmers constantly updating 
it

installs easy

update mechanism

it's own user file with customizable views and themes. (I have access to all 
configurations, my techs get a small subset... depends on their skill level)

in the module configs, they list core settings including the actual config 
files and their location.

It's not THAT dumbed down, just an easy interface.  in fact, some modules 
probably hold settings that you would never know about without memorizing the 
man pages.

Actually, I could go on.

but I won't.  It comes with Mandrake, Installs super easy on almost any 
system.

anthony

On Tuesday 30 September 2003 01:40 pm, George Gambill wrote:
> > Subject: RE: InstallFest menu - I need feedback
> > From: Craig White <craigwhite@azapple.com>
> > Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 22:18:24 -0700
>
> ... Snip ...
>
> > > WebMin is a add-on found at http://www.webmin.com/ .  It is
> >
> > a great help for
> >
> > > newbie's to configure such things as a firewall, Apache,
> >
> > DNS, file sharing
> >
> > > and so on.  If the group deems this worthy, I will bring a
> >
> > set of cd for
> >
> > > each of the installers.
> >
> > ----
> > the package maintainers at Red Hat have never liked Webmin so
> > they don't
> > include it - don't know about other distros except that at
> > one time, the
> > debian package had problems updating itself.
> >
> > I don't think click & pray server administration is good policy -
> > whether Windows or Linux so I can't recommend Webmin for newbies. I
> > certainly don't want to see more newbies on the Webmin mail list -
> > that's for sure.
> >
> > Almost all of the distros have their own tools for setup & maintenance
> > and whichever distro the user walks away with, he should be
> > directed to
> > those tools first and foremost - let's not confuse them with this and
> > that utility because it strikes someone as cool.
> >
> > Craig
>
> I yield to Craig's better understanding.  It sounds like WebMin is an
> un-necessary crutch allowing the newbie to avoid learning his/her system. 
> I resemble that remark.  I vote no WebMin.
>
> George
>
> P.S. Please notice the bottom post   8-)
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