Installing FreeBSD 7.0 - Webmin

Install webmin

• Execute cd /usr/ports/sysutils/webmin
  
• Execute make install clean
  
• Execute cd /usr/local/lib/webmin
  
• Execute ./setup.sh
  

You will have to answer some questions.

• Where should logging be placed
  
• What port number should webmin bind to
  
• What username and password
  
• Should SSL be used
  
• Maby some other stuff

Default answers to any of these is good enough. I prefer using SSL.

• Execute: ee /etc/rc.conf
  
• Now add a line at the bottom that say: webmin_enable="YES"

Press ESC and chose alternative A to quit and another A to perform saving before quitting.

Reboot your machine

• Execute reboot
  

Now when you startup you have sshd and webmin enabled which in my case means that I can continue my configuration from the comfort of my MacBook.

Updating webmin

• With web browser point to https://machine-IP:webminportnr
  
• Enter credentials
  
• Unfold Webmin in the left menu
  
• Click "upgrade webmin" (the upwards pointy icon)
  
• Make sure that the "Latest version from www.webmin.com" option is selected and click "Upgrade webmin"
  
• Take a break
  
• If there are any modules that needs upgrading, you will be informed about that. Personally I always chose to upgrade those too.

Adding a user from webmin

• Unfold System in the left menu
  
• Click "Users and groups"
  
• Somewhere around the top there should be a link called "Create a new user." Click it.
  
• Enter whatever username you like
  
• Enter whatever Real Name you like
  
• (if you like) Choose /usr/local/bin/bash in the Shell option
  
• Select "Normal password" and enter a password in the textbox
  
• In the "Group Membership" area click option "Existing group" and enter "wheel" in the textbox.
  
• Let everything else be as set by default
  
• Press the "Create" button down at the bottom.

Now you can start a remote SSH session to your FreeBSD machine from
any other machine on your network.