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SOLVED: Webmin does not login after first install

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 8:21 pm
by lokeshchdhry
Hi All,
I installed amahi 9 & installed webmin app, but when I try to login with Username: root & Password: (my root password or fedora password) it gives me login failed.
I uninstalled & installed webmin to rule out bad installation again but still nothing.

What am I doing wrong here ?


Thanks.

Re: Webmin does not login after first install

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 5:40 am
by bigfoot65
Did you set a root password when installing Fedora? If not, try your first admin user name and password.

Please let us know if that works.

Re: Webmin does not login after first install

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 11:32 am
by lokeshchdhry
No I did not create a root password as the setup wiki https://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Amahi_9_Install says not to.
I only have one user which is the admin & it does not work with webmin. I can login as root in the hda text console using "sudo su -".

Re: Webmin does not login after first install

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 1:22 pm
by bigfoot65
I only have one user which is the admin & it does not work with webmin.
Probably the easiest fix is to create a root password. To do so, do the following:

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sudo su - passwd
Once finished, try logging into webmin App as root with the new password.

Re: Webmin does not login after first install

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 2:26 pm
by lokeshchdhry
Ok bigfoot65 let me try that.

Re: Webmin does not login after first install

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 2:38 pm
by lokeshchdhry
Do I have to give any username after passwd like

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passwd root
or

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sudo su -
will take care of it ?

Re: Webmin does not login after first install

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 5:56 pm
by bigfoot65
Just enter the commands as I specified.

The password you set will be for root.

Re: Webmin does not login after first install

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 5:07 pm
by lokeshchdhry
Thanks it worked.

Re: Webmin does not login after first install

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 5:24 pm
by bigfoot65
Good to hear.

Marking as solved.