Re: [cobalt-users] Webmin

[the webthing <webthing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 03/21/2000 05:57:44 MST the Forward Command Post of catweasel.org
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> PS - it goes without saying (I hope) you can't use another gui alongside the
> cobalt gui ............

Um, why not?  Granted, there are a number of things I wouldn't dream of
doing with webmin whilst running the cobalt front end, but surely it
should be possible to use the former as an extension to the latter.

I would have thought that as long as one didn't use webmin to perform
functions that exist in the cobalt gui one should be okay.  For
instance, if I want to modify httpd.conf, say to add a directory to a
site, as far as I can tell there is no way to do that on a standard RaQ
except by telnet.  Webmin will allow me to modify the site and restart
Apache.  I don't see how this conflicts with the cobalt setup.

I'll grant that there are many things I wouldn't dream of doing with
webmin unless it was the only gui available, but I have seen it running
successfully alongside other front ends.

Please note:  It is my considered opinion that webmin is a potentially
very dangerous tool, but if treated with respect it can be very useful. 
I'm still trying to pluck up the courage to install it on my RaQ 3.


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