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Table of ContentsForeword

1. Logging In2. Webmin Configuration

3. General System Configuration

Bootup and ShutdownDisk and Network Filesystems

Manual PagesNFS Exports

Process ManagerCron Jobs

Software Packages

System LogsUsers and Groups

4. Server and Daemon Configuration

Introduction to ServersApache

Global Configuration

Processes and LimitsNetworking and AddressesApache Modules

MIME Types

MiscellaneousCGI Programs

Per-Directory Options Files

Virtual ServersBIND 8 DNS Server

Other DNS Servers

5. Hardware Configuration

Linux Boot ConfigurationNetwork Configuration

Routing and Gateways

DNS ClientHost Addresses

Partition Manager

Printer Administration6. Others Category

Custom Commands

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List of Figures1-1. Entering the URL1-2. The Webmin Index

2-1. The Webmin Index

2-2. Editing User Access Controls3-1. System Category

3-2. Create NFS Export

3-3. Create Cron Job

3-4. Install Package3-5. System Logs

4-1. Servers Category

4-2. Apache Global Configuration4-3.Networking and Addresses

4-4. Apache Modules

4-5. Apache MIME Types4-6. Apache Miscellaneous Page

4-7. Apache CGI Programs

4-8. Per-Directory Options File

4-9. Virtual Servers

4-10. BIND 8 DNS Server5-1. Hardware Configuration

5-2. Linux Bootup Configuration5-3. Editing Boot Kernel

5-4.Network Interfaces

5-5. Editing a Bootup Interface5-6. Routing and Gateways

5-7. Host Addresses

5-8. Partition Manager

5-9. Printer Administration5-10. Adding a New Printer

5-11. Adding a New Printer (cont'd)6-1. Create a New Custom Command6-2. Output From Pinger Custom Command

6-3. Output From Ping Host Custom Command

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Table of ContentsBootup and Shutdown

Disk and Network Filesystems

Manual PagesNFS Exports

Process ManagerCron JobsSoftware Packages

System Logs

Users and Groups

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Table of ContentsIntroduction to Servers

ApacheBIND 8 DNS Server

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The officialApache documentationis a good source of additional information.

http://www.apache.org/docs/http://www.apache.org/docs/http://www.apache.org/docs/

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http://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#limitrequestfieldsizehttp://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#limitrequestfieldsizehttp://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#limitrequestfields

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For KeepAlive requests, only the first request is counted towards this limit. In effect, it changesthe behavior to limit the number of connections per child.

http://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#extendedstatushttp://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#startservershttp://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#minspareservershttp://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#maxspareservershttp://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#maxrequestsperchildhttp://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#maxclientshttp://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#limitrequestline

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http://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#maxkeepaliverequestshttp://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#maxkeepaliverequestshttp://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#keepalivehttp://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#porthttp://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#listenhttp://www.apache.org/docs/bind.html

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http://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#timeouthttp://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#timeouthttp://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#sendbuffersizehttp://www.apache.org/docs/vhosts/index.htmlhttp://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#listenbackloghttp://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#keepalivetimeout

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http://modules.apache.org/http://www.apache.org/docs/mod/index-bytype.htmlhttp://www.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_so.html

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http://www.faqs.org/faqs/mail/mime-faq/mime0/http://www.oac.uci.edu/indiv/ehood/MIME/MIME.html

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http://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#servertokenshttp://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#scoreboardfilehttp://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#pidfilehttp://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#lockfilehttp://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#coredumpdirectory

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More information on options files can be found in the Apache docs under the Optionsdirective.

http://www.apache.org/docs/mod/core.html#options

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Linux Boot ConfigurationNetwork Configuration

Partition ManagerPrinter Administration

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Beware that there have been security issues with allowing user entered data on custom

commands in the past. All known exploits have been fixed, but it is still probably a wise idea tocarefully consider security implications before giving a normally untrusted user access to

commands that allow arbitrary text entry.