Date: 29 Dec 2005 10:15:24 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Gerard Seibert <gerard@seibercom.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Unable to install Webmin Message-ID: <44u0csq6ib.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <20051228081309.I95953@seibercom.net> References: <20051228081309.I95953@seibercom.net>
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Gerard Seibert <gerard@seibercom.net> writes: > I have tried several time to install Webmin, but without > success. Actually, the program does install, it just cannot be run. > > After installing the program, I attempted to run the setup.sh > script. This is the output from that script. > > Script started on Wed Dec 28 08:08:38 2005 > *********************************************************************** > * Welcome to the Webmin setup script, version 1.250 * > *********************************************************************** > Webmin is a web-based interface that allows Unix-like operating > systems and common Unix services to be easily administered. > > Installing Webmin in /usr/local/lib/webmin ... > > *********************************************************************** > Webmin uses separate directories for configuration files and log files. > Unless you want to run multiple versions of Webmin at the same time > you can just accept the defaults. > > Config file directory [/usr/local/etc/webmin]: Log file directory > [/var/log/webmin]: > > *********************************************************************** > Webmin is written entirely in Perl. Please enter the full path to the > Perl 5 interpreter on your system. > > Full path to perl (default /usr/bin/perl): > > Testing Perl ... > Perl seems to be installed ok > > *********************************************************************** > Operating system name: FreeBSD > Operating system version: 5.4 > > *********************************************************************** > Webmin uses its own password protected web server to provide access > to the administration programs. The setup script needs to know : > - What port to run the web server on. There must not be another > web server already using this port. > - The login name required to access the web server. > - The password required to access the web server. > - If the webserver should use SSL (if your system supports it). > - Whether to start webmin at boot time. > > Web server port (default 10000): Login name (default admin): XXX > Login password: XXXXXXXX Password again: XXXXXXXX Use SSL (y/n): y > *********************************************************************** > Creating web server config files.. > ..done > > Creating access control file.. > ..done > > Creating start and stop scripts.. > ..done > > Copying config files.. > ..done > > Creating uninstall script /usr/local/etc/webmin/uninstall.sh .. > ..done > > Changing ownership and permissions .. > ..done > > Running postinstall scripts .. > ..done > > Attempting to start Webmin mini web server.. > Segmentation fault (core dumped) > ERROR: Failed to start web server! > > > Script done on Wed Dec 28 08:09:53 2005 > > > I have attempted to remove all traces of Webmin and reinstall, but > still it fails. I even removed and reinstalled Perl, but that made no > difference either. > > I checked, and there are no optimizatons in my /etc/make.conf file, so > that should not be the cause of the problem. > > What else should I look into to correct this problem? Hmm. I can't reproduce the problem. Did you install from the port? If so, did you set the rc.conf variable as instructed by the port?
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