Friday, November 21, 2025

Initial Settings : Use Web Admin Console

 

Initial Settings : Use Web Admin Console

 
Cockpit Admin Console is installed with CentOS Stream 9 Base Environment [Server] or others. It's possible to manage your CentOS Stream 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=733,fd=3))
LISTEN 0      4096               *:9090            *:*    users:(("systemd",pid=1,fd=46))
LISTEN 0      128             [::]:22           [::]:*    users:(("sshd",pid=733,fd=4))
# 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 operate [Journal] service that is the log management tool.
[5]For [Storage] on the left pane, it's possible to manage or operate Storages.
[6]For [Networking] on the left pane, it's possible to manage or operate Network settings.
[7]For [Accounts] on the left pane, it's possible to manage or operate system accounts.
[8]For [Services] on the left pane, it's possible to manage or operate 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 operate system with commands directly.

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