51.19. Allowing Unauthenticated Access to Modules

It is possible to set up certain Webmin modules so that they can only be used to view information or to execute harmless commands. For example, the System and Server Status module's access control features can be set to give a user read-only access, letting them see which monitors are up and which are down. The Custom Commands module can also be configured for a particular user to let him only run commands that display information.

The anonymous access feature of this module lets you grant access to certain modules to clients without them needing to log in at all. Such clients will be treated as a specified Webmin user and thus will only have the rights that you grant to that user. They will, ...

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