How to get into LinuxConf in Gnome

mctinny · 04-29-2003, 07:14 AM

Hello,

I recently installed Red Hat 9, and I'm having trouble locating LinuxConf in Gnome. I am wanting to make Shell Accounts, do I now need to do it in another program?

Thanks

Matthew Collins

neenee · 04-29-2003, 07:38 AM

you can use this to find the rpm you need; just enter linuxconf
in the search box and press enter. you can use almost any .i386.rpm
result listed - the .src.rpm are source rpms. download the rpm of your
choice, double-click it from within your red hat desktop and it will be
installed. then you can probably use the command linuxconf to start
linuxconf.

good luck.

trickykid · 04-29-2003, 08:47 AM

linuxconf isn't included any longer as its unstable and buggy. There are better ways to configure and maintain your machine. Something like webmin works better if you want to use a GUI. If not, I'd suggest just learning to manually edit and configure by hand, you learn more about your system that way and have more control.

mctinny · 04-29-2003, 10:30 PM

Thanks, very much, I was trying to make an account which I could give and denie access to certon programs.

Can I do this in Webmin?

And how do I find Webmin? (e.g. open it, or do I need to download it?)

Thanks

allelopath · 04-30-2003, 09:21 AM

I don't think you need Webmin or Linux conf to do this.
In RH 8.0, you can create users under System Settings -> Users and Groups

allelopath · 04-30-2003, 12:18 PM

btw, on trickykid's tip, i downloaded and installed Webmin (and Usermin).
Seems like a better tool.
Download at http://www.webmin.com/download.html