1.2. Who Should Use Webmin?
Webmin was written for use by people who have some Linux experience but are not familiar with the intricacies of system administration. Even though it makes the process of creating UNIX users or managing the Squid proxy server easy, you must first have some idea of what a UNIX account is and what Squid does. The average Webmin user is probably someone running it on their Linux system at home or on a company network.
The program assumes that you are familiar with basic TCP/IP networking concepts, such as IP addresses, DNS servers, and hostnames. It also assumes that the user understands the layout of the UNIX filesystem, what users and groups are, and where user files are located. If you use Webmin to manage a server ...
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