What is Usermin?
Usermin is a web-based interface for webmail, password changing, mail filters, fetchmail and much more.
It is designed for use by regular non-root users on a Unix system, and limits them to tasks that they would be able to perform if logged in via SSH or at the console.
Most users of Usermin are sysadmins looking for a simple webmail interface to offer their customers. Unlike most other webmail solutions, it can be used to change passwords, read email with no additional servers installed (like IMAP or POP3), and setup users’ Procmail configurations for forwarding, spam filtering and autoreponders.
Usermin also provides web interfaces for viewing and managing data in MySQL and PostgreSQL databases, editing Apache .htaccess configuration files, and running commands on the server.
The administrator has full control over which of these modules are available to users.
By far the easiest way to configure Usermin is via the Usermin Configuration module in Webmin.
All functionality can be managed via a browser, and because both products come from the same developer the management user interface is always up to date.
How to log into Usermin Webmail
Taken from : http://www.virtualmin.com/documentation/tutorial/
In this tutorial, we will go over how to log into the Usermin Webmail interface.
Open your web browser, such as Firefox or Internet Explorer.
In the address bar at the top of your browser, browse to the following address:
https://webmail.example.com
Where example.com is your server’s domain name.
Once you have entered the address above, hit enter to go to the Usermin Login screen.
Enter the username you were given in the Username field.
Enter your password in the password field.
Click Login, and you will be logged into Usermin.
You can see a list of mail folders, as well as other options, on the left.
The contents of the current folder (your Inbox, by default) will be displayed on the right.
If you require further Usermin/Virtualmin documentation please visit the following link,
http://www.virtualmin.com/documentation/tutorial
Installing Usermin in FreeBSD
Usermin is a web-based interface for webmail, password changing, mail filters, fetchmail and much more. It is designed for use by regular non-root users on a Unix system, and limits them to tasks that they would be able to perform if logged in via SSH or at the console.
SSH to your server and su to root.
Use the cd command to change to the port directory for Usermin:
# cd /ports/sysutils/usermin
Run the following command to install Usermin:
During the install process, you will be prompted for various information.
Use the defaults (hit Enter when prompted) for the Config File directory, Log file directory, Full path to Perl, and Web server port.
Select NO when asked if you want to use SSL. Once Usermin is installed and running, you will have the option to configure SSL support from the Webmin control panel.
It may take several minutes (depending on server load) for Usermin to finish the installation. Once the installation has completed, you will need to start Usermin using the following command:
# /usr/local/etc/usermin/start
