If you are using the RPM version of Webmin, first download the file from the downloads page at http://www.webmin.com, or run the command:
wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/webmin-1.570-1.noarch.rpm
Then run the command :
rpm -U webmin-1.570-1.noarch.rpm
The rest of the install will be done automatically. The administration username is set to root and the password to your current root password. You should now be able to login to Webmin at the URL http://<YOUR-IP-OR-HOSTNAME>:10000.
You will more than likely need to open up port 10000 so modify iptables with the following:
-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 10000 -j ACCEPT
I just use vi since I’m used to it but you can use your editor of choice.
vi /etc/sysconfig/iptables
Typically SSH is open so I just insert the access list entry below it.
Example of iptables (very basic):
# Firewall configuration written by system-config-firewall
# Manual customization of this file is not recommended.
*filter
:INPUT ACCEPT [0:0]
:FORWARD ACCEPT [0:0]
:OUTPUT ACCEPT [0:0]
-A INPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p icmp -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 10000 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-host-prohibited
-A FORWARD -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-host-prohibited
COMMIT
Restart the iptables (firewall) services with the following command:
/etc/init.d/iptables restart
Example Output
# /etc/init.d/iptables restart
iptables: Flushing firewall rules: [ OK ]
iptables: Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: filter [ OK ]
iptables: Unloading modules: [ OK ]
iptables: Applying firewall rules: [ OK ]
#
If you launch a connection to the URL http://<YOUR-IP-OR-HOSTNAME>:10000 you should see the Webmin login page. Enter the default root username and root credentials.
Additional Information:
Webmin website
http://www.webmin.com
iptables website:
http://www.netfilter.org/
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