I would agree that it's not a substitute for learning the command line. However, I think it is still a great tool for new users and senior admins. Sometimes you want to get something done simply. Many times in forums such as these a new user comes in and has questions about the setup or config of a component that has an involved answer. Webmin is a convenient way to get them going on the right path from a single interface. Sendmail comes to mind, for instance. I would still recommend that they learn the various commands and files involved but something like Webmin can at least get them functional quickly.
<<JAV>> ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Michael Kalus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 08:26:34 -0400 Subject: RE: Anyone try Webmin? > Yes and no. > > The main problem I see with things like Webmin is that they remove > the "user" from the real system. If they don't have Webmin available > later when something is wrong they might not be able to fix the problem. > > Granted, I grew up on Command Line and even though I have (and use) > Webmin I rather still have people go back to the command line, also > in the line of work in the past when I had Junior SysAdmins who > relied way too much on the GUI instead of figuring out how to do it > on the CLI. > > Just my 2 cents. > > Michael > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David Cary Hart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: June 4, 2003 5:39 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Anyone try Webmin? > > > > > > http://www.webmin.com > > > > I have been experimenting with this for remote administration > > but it works great locally as well. This should be a real > > plus for someone new to Linux. The Postfix module is > > excellent as well. > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ------- End of Original Message ------- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
