in the process of upgrading to mysql 5.5, I had to delete mysql 5.0, when I did that the server also deleted virtualmin-base as it was a dependency.
When I then reinstalled virtualmin-base and now I cannot start webmin.
I get no response when I type “service webmin start”
where do I go look for errors? Did I totally screw up this box by running “yum install virtualmin-base”?
Thanks
Well, if it only removed virtualmin-base, that shouldn’t matter… if it also removed Webmin and other dependencies, that could be a problem 
What output do you receive if you run this command:
rpm -qa | grep webmin
webmin-1.500-2
webmin-1.510-1
Dan
Well, that’s an unusual problem.
It looks like you have two versions of Webmin installed… neither of which is the most recent
Let’s start here – what happens if you run “yum update” on your system?
-Eric
It gives me a huge list, 289 updates
Here’s what looks to be relevant
wbm-virtual-server noarch 3.84.gpl-1 virtualmin-universal 1.6 M
wbm-virtualmin-htpasswd noarch 2:2.4-1 virtualmin-universal 18 k
wbm-virtualmin-mailman noarch 2:6.0-1 virtualmin-universal 42 k
wbm-virtualmin-svn noarch 2:4.8-1 virtualmin-universal 44 k
wbt-virtual-server-mobile noarch 2:2.4-1 virtualmin-universal 71 k
wbt-virtual-server-theme noarch 2:8.0-1 virtualmin-universal 2.2 M
webmin noarch 1.540-1 virtualmin-universal 16 M
Can I just run yum update webmin?
Thanks
Well, I don’t think I’ve ever run into having two of the same package before, I’m not sure how that could happen… but, I would be curious what running “yum update webmin” would do.
-Eric
Double Post
Updated - still no starting though
Dependencies Resolved
================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
================================================================================
Updating:
webmin noarch 1.540-1 virtualmin-universal 16 M
Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install 0 Package(s)
Update 1 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)
Total download size: 16 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
webmin-1.540-1.noarch.rpm | 16 MB 00:02
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Updating : webmin 1/3
Webmin install complete. You can now login to
https://xxx.xxxxx.com:443/
as root with your root password.
Cleanup : webmin 2/3
Cleanup : webmin 3/3
Updated:
webmin.noarch 0:1.540-1
Complete!
root@dtbc ~ # service webmin start
root@dtbc ~ # service webmin status
Webmin is stopped
root@dtbc ~ #
root@dtbc ~ # rpm -qa | grep webmin
webmin-1.540-1
root@dtbc ~ #
Well, that’s better, at least you have just one Webmin version now, and a current one
What output do you receive if you run this command:
ps auxw | grep miniserv | grep webmin
That will show if there’s any stray Webmin processes running that may be preventing it from starting up.
-Eric
Okay, that was it, there were a dozen miniserv scripts running, I manually killed them and then webmin started right up.
btw - nice interface upgrade for 1.54
But where is virtualmin?
Dan
Hmm, you shouldn’t notice a different interface from now and what you had before. If you do, that may mean Virtualmin had been removed.
What do you see if you run this command:
rpm -qa | grep virtual-server
root@dtbc ~ # rpm -qa | grep virtual-server
wbt-virtual-server-mobile-2.3-1
ust-virtual-server-theme-6.9-1
wbt-virtual-server-theme-7.8-1
wbm-virtual-server-3.80.gpl-1
Ah, so it’s installed, but the theme for Webmin may have been reset when it was uninstalled.
You can reset that by going into Webmin -> Change Language and Theme, and set the theme to use the Virtualmin Framed theme.
-Eric
okay, everything back to normal - thanks for the help
Dan