Webmin works great, on SuSE, UL, RH, etc....
You just might want NOT to use both Yast2 as well as webmin to administer the same subsystems.
www.webmin.com
It's a fairly simple install, one RPM fits all. There are a couple things to keep in mind but they are on the download page for Webmin. All my servers run Webmin.
On Sat, 10 May 2003 15:19:45 +0200
"Theo v. Werkhoven"
* Sat, 10 May 2003, rjhn@linux.nu:
On Saturday 10 May 2003 14.54, Theo v. Werkhoven wrote:
* Wed, 07 May 2003, rjhn@linux.nu:
Hello all!
Is there a way to remotely controll a YAST session from aanother box? I have a server i want to be able to run YAST on from time to time, but i dont want to have to log into a shell on it (neither locally nor via ssh). So i am looking for a "remote way" to do the configs etc. A little like the admin snapins for a win200 server...
Am i making any sense?
No. You could run YaST on a remote X-server, but what do you do when a daemon config needs to be reloaded after YaST finishes? Remotely reboot? Better get used to ssh and a shell if you want to admin a Linux box remotely or local.
Theo
That's what i do today, but thats not exactly what i want. :( That needs yast to be installed on the remote computer. I sort of want yast to be installed only on the administrative box, and just change the coresponding files on the remote. That way i can have a very minimal install on the remote, and full X with all the bells and whistles for running yast on my workstation/administrative box.
Sound like something that could work, but not with YaST as it is now. YaST would need to be split into client/server, with lots of very strict authorization and synchronization between the two parts (makes it slow over less then LAN-speed networks). For safety and speed I would still prefer a normal login shell.
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