How to install webmin on centos 6

Install webmin on centos 6

Webmin is a web-based interface for system administration for Unix. Using any modern web browser, you can setup user accounts, Apache, DNS, file sharing and much more. Webmin removes the need to manually edit Unix configuration files like /etc/passwd, and lets you manage a system from the console or remotely. See the standard modules page for a list of all the functions built into Webmin .

• How to Install Usermin On Linux

Webmin installation on centos 6.

Step 1 : Create a new file webmin.repo in /etc/yum/repos.d/ and add the below code.

[Webmin]name=Webmin Distribution Neutral#baseurl=http://download.webmin.com/download/yummirrorlist=http://download.webmin.com/download/yum/mirrorlistenabled=1

Step 2 : Install webmin GPG key using below command.
rpm --import http://www.webmin.com/jcameron-key.asc
Step 3 : Update the repositories.
yum check-update
Step 4 : Now install webmin package using yum .
yum install webmin
Step 5 : Start the service and make it start automatically.
chkconfig webmin on
service webmin start
Step 6 : By default, Webmin will listen on port 10000, Allow this port in iptables if it is enabled.
iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 10000 -j ACCEPT
service iptables save
Step 7 : Now open http://serverip:10000 in your browser, you could see the below screen after login ( Use root username and password ).

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