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Webmin - useful but slowWebmin is another handy package I'd not discovered before, providing a web interface for some of the common administration tasks, such as setting up users and mounting volumes. Definitely worth a try for those who don't enjoy working with text configuration files. The only thing I don't understand is why it's so slow to respond (on my system). While apache is running nice and quick, webmin can take up to 30 seconds to bring back a page. Incidentally I have a similar trouble with proftpd, which also responds a little slowly, but only on the local network - accessed from the outside it's fine. Perhaps something is up with my DNS configuration... Bookmark/Search this post with:
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Re: Webmin - useful but slow
Up to 30 seconds is radically slow. Is it slow on everything or just certain tasks?
The DNS variable is a huge one; that could explain everything.
I'm not a big webmin/usermin user (though I always hope that it -- or something -- will be adopted as the "standard" GNU/Linux config tool), but if you box is normal speed/RAM and it's not dramatically overburdened, it should not be that slow.
FWIW, I've found that a lot of proftpd's speed, at least on the initial connections, can be improved just by running it as a standalone server (as compared to running it from inetd).
[IntnsRed]...I always hoped
[IntnsRed]...I always hoped that [webmin] -- or something -- will be adopted as the "standard" GNU/Linux config tool
I think I've mentioned this before---webmin is no longer supported by Debian. It hasn't been in sid for some months. It's a pity, because it was really nice having all my config in one place without needing KDE or Gnome, or even X for that matter.
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now it's ok, apparently
It was very slow with everything, but after I tried it from a local gui logon yesterday it seems to be reacting at the kind of speed I'd expect from my windows machine. It leaves me scratching my head a bit, as I don't know whether it'll stay like that :o
Also, some other things speeded up, such as the wait between getting the "logon as" prompt when starting up an ssh session and getting the password prompt.
proftpd is still sluggish though, taking about 10 seconds to respond to ftp commands. It is also running as a standalone server.
Webmin is very useful though for doing various system tasks, given the number of modules available. It's probably a good "middle way" between something like Windows Server 2003 and GNU/Linux. If you're used to gui configuration then writing config files can be a bit of a chore, though when you set things up you actually learn something about how things work.