Thanks your advice ... Bassi edquota and setquota are working fine in command line. I will report a bug to webmin.
Thanks or all who responded to my query. Indrajith On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 4:12 AM, Javier Bassi <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 5:50 PM, Thomas Adam <[email protected]> wrote: > > Not to mention Webmin is a huge security risk, has been for a long > > time and a lot of Linux distros for example have long-since dropped > > support for it. > > > > Why would anyone want to even try and use Webmin with anything? Just > > don't use it. > > Because security is a trade-off for most people. > > About Webmin security: > +1s > +1: quick release of patch when vuln is reported > +1: update with 1 click > > -1s > -1: seven CVEs in the last four years. > -1: very nasty remote vuln in 2006 > -1: web-based (being web-based is a -1 in itself) > > Want to use Webmin and be as secure as possible? > -Start it through ssh > -Install updates as soon as you log in. > -Do what you have to do > -Log out + kill process > > Tips > -Do NOT browse the web while logged in -_- > -Do not use default port 10000. > -Use changedetection.com with webmin.com/security.html > > Unless someone have a remote 0day and is scanning constantly all ports > while waiting for you to enable webmin, you will be safe.
