Executing a command on the server
The simplest way to execute commands on your server that uses Webmin is the Command Shell module. In this recipe, we will execute a command that lists all network services running on our machine.
How to do it...
Perform the following steps to execute a netstat command:
Navigate to Others | Command Shell.
Type in a command in the textbox. To list all active network servers on your system, use the
netstat –tlcommand.Click the Execute button.
You will be presented with a page showing the output of your command. At the bottom of the screen, you will see a form that allows you to execute another command. You can clear the command output by clicking the Clear history button:
How it works...
Webmin executes every command you type in as the root user by default, and saves each command into a history file for the currently logged in user. Webmin also keeps track of the directories you move into using the cd command, but other environment variables will not be preserved...
