WebMin vs VirtualMin vs UserMin - Please someone to tell and explain

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Hello

I’ve planned to use my rented VPS for 2 or 3 websites

I’ve goggled a bit and found these terms and really can not make sure that I understand it correctly.

What are the differences in between for WebMin vs VirtualMin vs UserMin ?

And for a VPS and for hosting website only purposes which one of them I should use or it is a kind of combinations should be made?

Please advise.

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Howdy,

Webmin is a GUI largely designed for a root user to manage a server.

Virtualmin is a Webmin module, which transforms Webmin into a system for managing a hosting environment. All the Webmin functionality is still there, but with the Virtualmin theme, it excels at managing domains, email, databases, and such – as would typically be found in a shared hosting environment.

Usermin is a web-based email client.

If you run the install.sh script found in the Downloads link above – you’ll end up with a system containing Webmin, Virtualmin, Usermin – and all the related tools configured for you (Apache, Postfix, BIND, MySQL, and so forth).

Does that answer your question?

-Eric

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Yes it does answer my questions.
I’ve used the automatic install script mentioned.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/3/30122011090405pmwebmin.png/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/252/30122011090504pmvirtual.png/

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Where can I find the usermin?

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Webmin and Virtualmin can be found on port 10000. Usermin runs on port 20000 by default.

-Eric

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when I went to this url and once it logged in, it says:

Failed to create /root/.usermin : File exists

Please advise.