A linux box without a shell?

[Arkady]

Is that possible?

install a server, setup everything, and then administer from a webadmin-thingy, strip of the shells?

[coopstah13]

Webmin

[daark.child]

I don't think you can operate a Unix system without a shell installed. You can however do remote administration by logging in via ssh, using webmin etc.

[wesley_morris2000]

You can change the port of the shell easily for security.

You always want your shell in case something fails.

[Arkady]

yup, that's what i'm asking if you have webmin, can you get away with removing the shells?

[coopstah13]

you can execute shell commands from within webmin, so technically you could use it without having ssh enabled, but i would still have that enabled on some random port just in case

[Arkady]

let me just verify my perception of all of this,
you're all saying that it is possible to install a linux server system

administer it from elsewhere via webmin,
and then remove the shells?

have it working, and still be able to administer via webmin?
(how would webmin execute shell commands then? if there
is no shell?)

[daark.child]

If you read my post above, I mentioned that you cannot operate a Linux/Unix system without a shell. A shell is an essential requirement because its used to execute commands, provide a user environment and also provides programming language for the system.