Set up queries

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#1 Fri, 09/19/2008 - 20:46

tec1968

Set up queries

I have the two queries below when I check the configuration. It is telling me that virtualmin is OK to use. How do I change these and will they make a difference to setting up new servers if they are not changed?

Quotas are not enabled on the filesystem / which contains home directories under /home and email files under /home. Quota editing has been disabled.

Shell /bin/false for FTP users is not included in /etc/shells, which may prevent FTP access.

Thank you

#2 Sat, 09/20/2008 - 14:57

Joe

So you didn't install using the automated install script...there's probably some other stuff that you'll want, but isn't configured or installed. If this is a new box, not production yet, and it's one of the operating systems supported by our install script, I'd suggest you start over and use the install script. It'll save you a lot of time and frustration later.

If you really do want to do everything manually:

Enable quotes on the / filesystem. You can use the Webmin System:Disk and Network Filesystems module to enable quotas on the filesystem, and then the Disk Quotas module to actually start them up.

As for the shell warning...you need to add "/bin/false" to /etc/shells, if you want FTP-only access to work.

Check out the forum guidelines!

#3 Sun, 09/21/2008 - 01:36 (Reply to #2)

ronald

what you want to do is to reinstall the OS with a minimum.
Just the server part and no apache, no mqsql etc.
Once done do a 'yum update'

then get the link from your account: http://www.virtualmin.com/serial/ <- log in there and copy the url with your serial number and paste it in the putty screen.

that is how I did it and my system is still up and running

#4 Sat, 09/20/2008 - 22:01

tec1968

I thought I had done it automatically. I had first installed the free version then used the upgrade to install the paid version.

I am really new to doing this sort of thing - what do I need to do to start over and re install. My operating system is CentOS Linux 5.2.

Thanks for your help.

#5 Sun, 09/21/2008 - 02:24

tec1968

Thank you both for your help and advice.

I in the end changed the two things that Joe suggested and was amazed that I actually managed to do it. No errors showing now.

I would have tried the other option had that not worked but was only worried that I wouldn't be covered by my support if anything was to go wrong.

Thanks again.

#6 Sun, 09/21/2008 - 11:22

tec1968

Sorry I have a couple of other queries.

Everything seems to be set up OK now but I seem unable to start the mail server and ftp. They still show red cross.

When trying to start sendmail I get this error.

Failed to start service :

Starting sendmail: [ OK ]
Starting sm-client: exim abandoned: unknown, malformed, or incomplete option -L
[FAILED]

Is send mail the best option to use or should I use another email program.

Nothing seems to happen when I try and start the ProFTPd server - the page refreshes and that is it.

Any help would be appreciated.

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