Allowing users to log in to Webmin with the system credentials

Webmin's default settings don't allow regular system users to log in to Webmin, but at least one user is allowed to log in after installation. Depending on the settings included in your Webmin package, that may be any of the following:

• The root user

• Users with unrestricted root access via sudo (specifically those with an ALL=(ALL) ALL rule)

• The user created during manual Webmin installation

In this recipe, we will allow all users of a Unix group to log in to Webmin with limited permissions.

Getting ready

We need to begin by creating a standard Webmin account, which will be shared by all system users we grant access to. Refer to the recipe, Creating a Webmin user, for instructions, and create a Webmin account, named webmin_user, for instance, with specific permissions.

How to do it...

Follow these steps to allow members of a system group to log in to Webmin:

1. Navigate to the Webmin | Webmin Users | Configure Unix User Authentication screen...