Virtualmin/Webmin will not load on startup.

I am running Ubuntu 9.10 and for some reason my Virtualmin/Webmin install will not load on startup. I have to manually go in and start webmin. Then I go to Bootup and Shutdown and try to tell it to start on bootup. But it doesnt seem to “save” that configuration change.

Any ideas?

Howdy,

During your server’s bootup, and also when you try to add Webmin to the startup – are you seeing any errors in the Webmin error log? That’s in /var/webmin/miniserv.error.

-Eric

Thanks for the response Eric,

No I do not see any errors.

This is the tail of miniserv.log after I try and tell webmin and usermin to load at boot:

71.164.20.34 - user [16/Feb/2010:17:18:01 +0000] “POST /session_login.cgi HTTP/1.1” 302 0
71.164.20.34 - user [16/Feb/2010:17:18:02 +0000] “GET / HTTP/1.1” 200 439
71.164.20.34 - user [16/Feb/2010:17:18:04 +0000] “GET /right.cgi?open=system&auto=status&open=updates&open=common&open=owner&open=reseller HTTP/1.1” 200 13024
71.164.20.34 - user [16/Feb/2010:17:18:05 +0000] “GET /left.cgi HTTP/1.1” 200 14531
71.164.20.34 - user [16/Feb/2010:17:23:42 +0000] “GET /left.cgi?mode=webmin&dom=12652210002818 HTTP/1.1” 200 14353
71.164.20.34 - user [16/Feb/2010:17:23:45 +0000] “GET /bind8/ HTTP/1.1” 200 12820
71.164.20.34 - user [16/Feb/2010:17:23:50 +0000] “GET /bind8/edit_master.cgi?index=1 HTTP/1.1” 200 9838
71.164.20.34 - user [16/Feb/2010:17:23:53 +0000] “GET /bind8/edit_recs.cgi?index=1&view=&type=NS HTTP/1.1” 200 7178
71.164.20.34 - user [16/Feb/2010:17:24:02 +0000] “GET /bind8/edit_recs.cgi?index=1&view=&type=MX HTTP/1.1” 200 7422
71.164.20.34 - user [16/Feb/2010:17:24:06 +0000] “GET /bind8/edit_recs.cgi?index=1&view=&type=A HTTP/1.1” 200 13247
71.164.20.34 - user [16/Feb/2010:17:24:19 +0000] “GET /bind8/edit_text.cgi?index=1&view= HTTP/1.1” 200 3286
71.164.20.34 - user [16/Feb/2010:17:25:33 +0000] “GET /init/ HTTP/1.1” 200 50480
71.164.20.34 - user [16/Feb/2010:17:25:38 +0000] “POST /init/mass_start_stop.cgi HTTP/1.1” 200 1425
71.164.20.34 - user [16/Feb/2010:17:25:41 +0000] “GET /init/index.cgi HTTP/1.1” 200 50480

Okay, so just to be clear – what you did is go into Bootup and Shutdown, check the box next to “Webmin”, and at the bottom of the screen where all the buttons are, you clicked “Start on Boot”.

After you do that – does it still say “No” in the “At Boot?” column?

-Eric

Yep. Yes to everything you just said.

Okay, then that sounds like a good 'ol fashioned bug :slight_smile:

My suggestion would be to file a bug report, using the Support link above.

Then, Jamie can work with you to figure out what’s going awry there.

-Eric

hah, ok sounds good. Thanks!