What is Usermin?
Usermin is a web-based interface for webmail, password changing, mail filters, fetchmail and much more. It is designed for use by regular non-root users on a Unix system, and limits them to tasks that they would be able to perform if logged in via SSH or at the console.
Server details:
Operating system: CentOS – 6.X
Server IP Address: 192.168.0.65
Hostname: server.example.com
Selinux : Disabled
Config file: /etc/usermin/miniserv.conf
Service : usermin
Port no : 20000
Download Latest Usermin Package:
# wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/usermin-1.701-1.noarch.rpm
Install Webmin dependency first
# yum install perl-Net-SSLeay -y
Install rpm package
# rpm -ivh usermin-1.701-1.noarch.rpm
warning: usermin-1.701-1.noarch.rpm: Header V3 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 11f63c51: NOKEY
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
Operating system is CentOS Linux
1:usermin ########################################### [100%]
Usermin install complete. You can now login to https://server.example.com:20000/
as any user on your system.
Start Usermin Service
# service usermin start
# service usermin status
Usermin (pid 6787) is running
Now access usermin in your favorite browser using below URL
http://server-ip-address:20000/
Username: root (For non-root user)
Password: *******
Usermin Dashboard
Usermin Security
# vi /etc/usermin/miniserv.conf
# add follows to the end (IP addess you allow to access)
allow=127.0.0.1 192.168.0.0/24 (Allow Specific range of Network )
# Restrict/Deny root login
denyusers=root (Deny root user on Usermin portal )
Restart Usermin service
# service usermin restart
Usermin is a web-based interface for webmail, password changing, mail filters, fetchmail and much more. It is designed for use by regular non-root users on a Unix system, and limits them to tasks that they would be able to perform if logged in via SSH or at the console.
Server details:
Operating system: CentOS – 6.X
Server IP Address: 192.168.0.65
Hostname: server.example.com
Selinux : Disabled
Config file: /etc/usermin/miniserv.conf
Service : usermin
Port no : 20000
Download Latest Usermin Package:
# wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/usermin-1.701-1.noarch.rpm
Install Webmin dependency first
# yum install perl-Net-SSLeay -y
Install rpm package
# rpm -ivh usermin-1.701-1.noarch.rpm
warning: usermin-1.701-1.noarch.rpm: Header V3 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 11f63c51: NOKEY
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
Operating system is CentOS Linux
1:usermin ########################################### [100%]
Usermin install complete. You can now login to https://server.example.com:20000/
as any user on your system.
Start Usermin Service
# service usermin start
# service usermin status
Usermin (pid 6787) is running
Now access usermin in your favorite browser using below URL
http://server-ip-address:20000/
Username: root (For non-root user)
Password: *******
Usermin Dashboard
Usermin Security
# vi /etc/usermin/miniserv.conf
# add follows to the end (IP addess you allow to access)
allow=127.0.0.1 192.168.0.0/24 (Allow Specific range of Network )
# Restrict/Deny root login
denyusers=root (Deny root user on Usermin portal )
Restart Usermin service
# service usermin restart