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Five Webmin modules to expand your admin reach

By Jack Wallen May 22, 2012, 2:18 AM PDT

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Five Webmin modules to expand your admin reach

Introduction

Introduction

ntWebmin is one of those tools that every admin should know backward and forward. It’s powerful, reliable, gives you a central location for all server administration tools, and it’s extendable. Plenty of modules are available to enhance your Webmin installation. Here are five that will help you take care of tasks that normally wouldn’t have Web-based configuration options. Note: All but one of the links take you to the actual download of the module.

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Five Webmin modules to expand your admin reach

Certificate Manager

Certificate Manager

ntCertificate Manager lets you create and manage OpenSSL certificates with the ease of Webmin.

Five Webmin modules to expand your admin reach

Certificate Manager

Certificate Manager

ntOriginally developed by Caldera, the Certificate Manager module has continued to grow and expand. Later iterations support CSR signing, PKCS12 conversion, and access control.

Five Webmin modules to expand your admin reach

DansGuardian

DansGuardian

ntThis is a boon not just for Webmin users, but for DansGuardian users as well.

Five Webmin modules to expand your admin reach

Dovecot

Dovecot

ntDovecot enables the mail administrator (or anyone who adminsters a server) to configure many aspects of the Dovecot IMAP/POP3 server.

Five Webmin modules to expand your admin reach

Dovecot

Dovecot

ntWith Dovecot, you can configure networking and protocols, user and login options, mail files, and SSL. You can also manually edit the configuration files.

Five Webmin modules to expand your admin reach

Filesystem Backup

Filesystem Backup

ntFilesystem Backup allows you to easily back up and restore various file systems on your server. These backups can be done in TAR format and saved to the machine you’re working from.

Five Webmin modules to expand your admin reach

Filesystem Backup

Filesystem Backup

ntAlthough this backup system will not enable you to do bare metal or system-state backups, you can’t beat it for quick and easy remote file system backups.

Five Webmin modules to expand your admin reach

ProFTPD Server

ProFTPD Server

ntProFTPD Server is one of the best FTP servers around. Being able to configure and manage an FTP server from within Webmin is a big help.

Five Webmin modules to expand your admin reach

ProFTPD Server

ProFTPD Server

ntWith this module, you can manage access control, files and directories, networking/logging options, per-directory options, authentication, and more. If you need an FTP server but don’t want to have to configure one manually, this is the module for you.

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