I’m posting a screen shot of the error I get. Here’s the deal. I’m using a Dedicated machine and my hosting provider automatically installs webmin for me (even if I remove it). So there’s no way around that (for now). I’ve removed all other packages and still no joy. any ideas?
So I’ll muttle thru for now, getting it to work, hopefully flawlessly. My only other concern will be getting an SSL cert so I can have a green address bar in my browser…
If webmin is already installed, why are you using the install.sh script to install virtualmin? The install.sh script, as I understand it, is written to install the whole LAMP/Webmin/Virtualmin. “The installer should only be used on systems that are not currently running Webmin or hosting any websites” is the first line on http://www.webmin.com/vinstall.html.
Why don’t you just install the virtualmin module into webmin, using the “Webmin modules” section of Webmin Configuration module"? You can find instructions on how to do that here: http://www.webmin.com/vdownload.html
Well, in the situation he was describing – it sounds like he was for the most part dealing with a fresh install, but one where his provider happens to install Webmin and Usermin ahead of time.
Virtualmin really can be a bear to fully configure manually, and it really can save a lot of hassle to use the install.sh.
Since his system was essentially fresh, it didn’t sound like there were significant customization, that is a case where using the install.sh would be preferable.
But you’re absolutely right, when there are live sites and such already hosted on the system, using the install.sh can introduce problems.