i want to install webmin on suse 9,3 but i am getting errors - i am used to using webmin on previous versions and i could find anything similar that comes with it

i downloaded the rpm and here is the rrors i keeps getting using yast2 to install:

ERROR(InstTarget:E_RpmDB_subprocess_failed)
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Unable to identify operating system
error: %pre(webmin-1.200-1) scriptlet failed, exit status 2
error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping webmin-1.200-1

2005-04-24 10:00:05 webmin.rpm install failed
rpm output:
Unable to identify operating system
error: %pre(webmin-1.200-1) scriptlet failed, exit status 2
error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping webmin-1.200-1

any ideas??

same result using kpackage:

<home/kevin/Documents/webmin-1.200-1.noarch.rpm';echo RESULT=$?
warning: //home/kevin/Documents/webmin-1.200-1.noarch.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 11f63c51
Unable to identify operating system
error: %pre(webmin-1.200-1) scriptlet failed, exit status 2
error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping webmin-1.200-1
RESULT=1

Suse 9.3 may not be supported because its just been released. Webmin usually takes a short while to catch up with distro releases.

Thanks,

is there any other opensource gui you would suggest for 9.3 to start / stop/ restart services / configure apache etc

If you don't want to compile, you can always download the .tar.gz version of webmin-1.200 to your Suse 9.3 installation and install it manually by issuing the commands:

UnTAR the archive;
pandora:/home/clozano # tar xvfz webmin-1.200.tar.gz

From the webmin directory where you've untarred the file;

pandora:/home/clozano # cd webmin-1.200/
pandora:/home/clozano/webmin-1.200 # ./setup.sh /usr/local/webmin


This will install webmin to "/usr/local/webmin". Follow the prompts of the installation process, when prompted to choose OS select Suse Linux, then 9.2 (don't worry it's the same as for 9.3).

This works perfectly!

Clozano:
Thanks very much for your great instructions. They worked without a hitch!

I have had to do the same for newer Slack versions in the past. Its a neat trick.

Basically the problem is with the RPM. I ran into the exact same problem a few hours ago... I downloaded the gzip'd version and installed it that way flawlessly. Now if only it would read my apache, mysql, etc config files without me having to manually configure webmin to see them!

ok worked great

I can administer alll the servers except apache 2

get this in webmin

hoe do i configure this for suse 9.3

Wow I am quite surprised - Suse usually includes webmin!

You have to manually find the apache 2 paths and then enter them in the webmin interface. If you make an error, webmin will let you know, so theres no need to worry that you will make any critical mistakes.

I figured that - sorry new to linux can anyone help with the setting i need to change in the apache2 section? or what file paths i am looking for...

In Webmin, select Servers
Select Apache
At the top-left you will see a "Module Config" hyperlink. Click that.

Now in this screen you will see the configurator for the apache webmin module. You need to set the paths in the "System Configuration" section.

Apache server root directory typically /srv/www in suse, /var/httpd or /var/www under some other *nices
Path to httpd executable typically /usr/sbin/httpd in suse
Path to the apachectl command /usr/sbin/apache2ctl
Command to start apache /etc/init.d/apache2 start
Command to stop apache /etc/init.d/apache2 stop
Path to httpd.conf /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
Path to srm.conf /etc/apache2/srm.conf
Path to access.conf /etc/apache2/access.conf
Path to mime.types /etc/apache2/mime.types

Enjoy!

Incidentally, once you learn how apache works I highly recommend using the shell prompt - it's actually faster to make changes via the CLI and restart the demon than to have to browse through many levels in webmin and wait for the webmin configurator to post back between each click.

Hi,

there ist a new release for download at www.webmin.com (v 1.210). It should support SuSE 9.3.


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