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AWstats is a good replacement of Analog and Webalizer: it provide a good interface, and can analyze different type of log files, including HTTP, FTP and SMTP. It is not too difficult to setup under Debian etch, but need some tricky skill. On the other, AWstats provide an official Webmin module. So may we make use of both Webmin and AWstats, for a handy configuration and management?

This mini-HOWTO will cover the required step for installing AWstats and its Webmin module, also a simple example for how to make use all of this.

Webmin and Usermin are handy administration interface for system administrator, which cover a lot of daily duty for system administration, e.g. apache, bind9, dhcpd, webalizer, cron jobs, logrotate, etc. Some people don't suggest to use Webmin or Usermin due to security concern, but I seems it as a short cut for a newbie become professional.

BTW, Debian etch no longer coming with official support of webmin/usermin package according to many reason (http://wiki.debian.org/Webmin?highlight=%28webmin%29), but the most important point is lack of package maintainer (http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=343897). So you will not find webmin and usermin under both stable, testing and even unstable.

Is the story end? Not yet! Official webmin/usermin website also provide debian package, which are most up-to-date! This mini-HOWTO will cover the required step for installing such 3rd party package into Debian etch.