Unable to install Webmin

[Lowell Gilbert]

Gerard Seibert <gerard at seibercom.net> writes:

> On Thursday, December 29, 2005 10:15:24 AM
> Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local at be-well.ilk.org>
> Subject: Re: Unable to install Webmin
> Wrote these words of wisdom:
> 
> > Hmm.  I can't reproduce the problem.
> > 
> > Did you install from the port?
> > If so, did you set the rc.conf variable as instructed by the port?
> 
> 
> ***** REPLY SEPARATOR *****
> On 10/11/2005 5:29:42 PM, Gerard Replied:
> 
> Yes, I have the proper notation in rc.conf. The 'webmin' program is
> causing a perl.core dump, and I cannot fathom why. I have deleted and
> rebuilt everything, but still no success.
> 
> I spoke to someone a day ago who said that they had webmin running fine
> and then suddenly one day it started doing the same thing as mine. They
> never got it to work either until they dumped the system and started
> over. I am not about to go that route.
> 
> I have no idea what to do with the perl.core file. Perhaps someone knows
> how to debug this situation.

Well, running it under a debugger would be the obvious way.  
truss(1) would be worth trying first.

Since perl is otherwise working, you might try contacting
the webmin port maintainer for advice.

-- 
Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area
		http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/