How to start webmin login page on runlevel 3

[satimis]

Hi folks,


Ubuntu 7.04 server amd64


IIRC webmin does not require X to run. Performed following steps on runlevel 3;

$ sudo /etc/webmin/start login

Password:
Starting Webmin server in /usr/share/webmin

$ /usr/share/webmin/

Display all 151 possibilities? (y or n)

Please advise how to start webmin console/login in page on runlevel 3 instead of running "https://localhost:10000" on browser. TIA


B.R. and Happy New Year
satimis


OR I need text browser to start webmin?

[jledhead]

if you mean have webmin start up when the system boots into runlevel 3, then

#update-rc.d webmin defaults

or

#man update-rc.d

for more options

[satimis]

if you mean have webmin start up when the system boots into runlevel 3, then

#update-rc.d webmin defaults

or

#man update-rc.d

for more options

Thanks for your advice.

Webmin is already running on booting up the server. I expect to know how to start its login page w/o starting X/desktop, not on browser with "https://localhost:10000". Tks

satimis

[jledhead]

sorry, I think I get it now.

you can use a webbrowser on any remote machine, or if you can also use elinks and open https://localhost:10000

it doesn't work exactly right but it does work (kind of)

[satimis]

sorry, I think I get it now.

you can use a webbrowser on any remote machine, or if you can also use elinks and open https://localhost:10000

it doesn't work exactly right but it does work (kind of)

It still needs a browser to start webmin.

Performed following tests and met with failure;


1)
Lynx

I don't have elinks running on the server therefore I ran Lynx instead.

$ lynx https://localhost:10000

....
SSL error:Can't find common name in certificate-Continue? (y)
....

Ignored the warning and continued. Finally login webmin as root.

Warning:

This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them.

Webmin started with all items displayed but w/o the boxes for changing config.


2)
Installed elinks

$ elinks https://localhost:10000

Unable to retrieve https://localhost:10000/: SSL error

unabled to login and start webmin.


Ran;
$ apt-cache policy ssl/libauthen-pam-perl/libnet-ssleay-perl/libpam-runtime/openssl/perl/ perl-modules/

All packages have been installed.


Poked around on Internet but unable to find a solution.


Advice would be appreciated.


satimis

P.S.
on Firefox ran;
https://localhost:10000

starts webmin w/o problem.

[jledhead]

I get the same error in elinks but can continue on. Not sure what the problem is there.

lynx won't work for webmin

elinks isn't working for you for some reason

the only other text based browser I can find is
W3M Homepage

I haven't used it but it sounds like it should do the job

just curious, why are you trying to use webmin locally? any browser on any remote computer should work fine. if you are already on a command shell on the server isn't it easier to just execute the commands you need instead of opening a web browser? just curious.

[satimis]

I get the same error in elinks but can continue on. Not sure what the problem is there.

lynx won't work for webmin

elinks isn't working for you for some reason

the only other text based browser I can find is
W3M Homepage

I haven't used it but it sounds like it should do the job

Have w3m running on the server. Performed following steps;

$ w3m https://localhost:10000

self signed certificate: accept? (y/n) y

Bad cert iden * from localhost: accept? (y/n) y

Accept  unsecure SSL session : Bad cert  iden * from localhost
(it waited a while then displayed)

Option Setting Panel
(w3m version w3m/0.5.1+cvs-1.968)

I can't type on it.

Pressing "q"

Do you want to exit w3m (y/n) y

just curious, why are you trying to use webmin locally? any browser on any remote computer should work fine. if you are already on a command shell on the server isn't it easier to just execute the commands you need instead of opening a web browser? just curious.

I don't ssh connect remote PC to configure this server.


Actually I can start webmin on Firefox to configure the server. I only expect to learn an alternative method


B.R.
satimis