Great minds... :) I disagree that CLI is faster in all cases. I have so many servers now that it's quite frequently easier to click, click, than it is to ssh, type, type, type, type, type, type, type.
However, it took me about a month to even start looking at the GUI because I was so used to CLI. J Shawn wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > The problem with webmin though is that while the graphical interface is > convenient, you STILL need to know what you are doing with the > underlying server. With samba, if you enter something for the directory > mask and get this wrong, you'll either not be able to access your > shares, or the security will be too open. But this is a Samba problem, > not a webmin problem. > > So, after you go through the trouble of learning how to deal with your > service, you quickly find webmin more gets in your way than helps you. > THe time it takes to open a browser, navigate to webmin, login, make the > changes, save the changes - this adds a delay. If you understand your > service that well, it's so much faster to just edit the text file in > question, without the network lag of a web browser. > > And if you end up editing the config files directly because you now know > enough to do so, then why do you need webmin?? :) > > I'm not saying "don't use webmin", but showing that webmin is but a > stepping stone in the path of server knowledge. > > On the other hand, seeing as webmin allows direct configuration of your > servers, you need to take precautions to ensure it is not accessible to > unauthorized folks. It should never be made accessible outside the > local network - unless you know what your doing with the security side > of it. Just a thought. > > Shawn > > > Jon wrote: >> That's the rub, yes. Webmin modules simply put a nice HTML GUI into the >> various servers installed on a system. While it can apt-get (or yum) for >> you, in general it's not going to configure a server for you. The >> knowledge about how various apps should be configured still lies with >> the user. >> >> One thing that I do like GUIs for is that they frequently expose options >> that are otherwise unapparent. The Samba webmin module is a good example >> of a nice module that presents all of the 'obvious' Samba functionality >> (like Unix/Samba user sync, for example) right in your face. It's good >> for quick start stuff. >> >> J > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFFnBG82B6Swl9qN24RAnhfAKC7HaSWcnrbIKk2fK/5WTsHrluDrACeKAvN > eZ1sM93Oc4fix3OXLK6bJI4= > =6zvZ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
