Initial Settings : Use Web Admin Console2021/07/16

	Cockpit Admin Console is installed with Rocky Linux 8 Base Environment [Server] or others. It's possbile to manage your Rocky Linux server on a Web browser to enable it.
[1]	On console login prompt, as message is shown like [Activate the web console ***], it's possible to use Admin Console to enable it.

[root@dlp ~]#

systemctl enable --now cockpit.socket

[root@dlp ~]#

ss -napt

State     Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address:Port    Peer Address:PortProcess
LISTEN    0      128          0.0.0.0:22           0.0.0.0:*    users:(("sshd",pid=883,fd=5))
LISTEN    0      128             [::]:22              [::]:*    users:(("sshd",pid=883,fd=7))
LISTEN    0      128                *:9090               *:*    users:(("systemd",pid=1,fd=24))
# Cockpit listens 9090 port

# if Firewalld is running, confirm inbound settings (generally cockpit is allowed by default)

[root@dlp ~]#

firewall-cmd --list-service

cockpit dhcpv6-client ssh

# if [cockpit] is not allowed, set it to allow

[root@dlp ~]#

firewall-cmd --add-service=cockpit

success
[root@dlp ~]#

firewall-cmd --runtime-to-permanent

success

[2]	Access to [https://(server's hostname or IP address):9090/] with Web browser from localhost or other Client compuers, then Cockpit login form is displayed like follows. Login with a local user on your Server. (It uses root user on this example)

[3]	This is the Cockpit index page. It's possible to manage various system settings on here.

[4]	For [Logs] on the left pane, it's possible to manage or opereate [Journal] service that is the log management tool.

[5]	For [Storage] on the left pane, it's possible to manage or opereate Storages.

[6]	For [Networking] on the left pane, it's possible to manage or opereate Network settings.

[7]	For [Accounts] on the left pane, it's possible to manage or opereate system accounts.

[8]	For [Services] on the left pane, it's possible to manage or opereate system services.

[9]	For [Applications] on the left pane, it's possible to install or remove applications.

[10]	For [Diagnostic Reports] on the left pane, it's possible to create or display System Diagnostic Reports.

[11]	For [Kernel Dump] on the left pane, it's possible to display Kernel Dump status. (based on [kdump] service is running state)

[12]	For [SELinux] on the left pane, it's possible to display SELinux alert logs. (based on SELinux enabled state)

[13]	For [Software Updates] on the left pane, it's possible to confirm updates or run update packages.

[14]	For [Terminal] on the left pane, it's possible to opereate system with commands directly.

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