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Installed webmin and want to create a new user non root to login, follow the steps :

  1. Edit the file /etc/webmin/miniserv.users and add a line for your new user like 

    anubhav:12ZVLjpihs:0

  2. Edit file /etc/webmin/webmin.acl and copy the first line for the root user and paste it in same file , rename root to the new user and save the file, so the file should be like 

    root:access privileges
anubhav:access privileges

  3. Reset the new user password /usr/share/webmin/changepass.pl /etc/webmin anubhav mypassword.

  4. Restart webmin from /etc/init.d/webmin restart

  5. Navigate to your webmin page and login user new username and password.

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    I upvoted, so now you should have enough reputation be able to split it to question and answer http://stackoverflow.com/help/self-answer – janot Dec 30 '16 at 20:36
  • [so] is for programming questions, not questions about using or configuring Linux and its applications. [su] or [unix.se] would be better places for questions like this. – Barmar Sep 28 '18 at 18:26
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    Have a look at this easy step-by-step guide: https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/how-to-access-virtualmin-if-ssh-loging-root-with-ssh-rsa-public-private-key/104923/10 – Ilia Ross Mar 20 '20 at 19:51
  • (centos) If the Restart step is failing, try with: /etc/webmin/restart – Nioooooo Mar 16 '21 at 22:03

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just in addition: RedHat distribution (i.e. Fedora, CentOS, Gentoo, etc.):

/usr/libexec/webmin/changepass.pl /etc/webmin admin newpassword

Debian distribution (i.e. Debian, Ubuntu, etc.):

/usr/share/webmin/changepass.pl /etc/webmin admin newpassword

FreeBSD:

/usr/local/lib/webmin/changepass.pl /usr/local/etc/webmin admin newpassword

Remember to replace "admin" and "newpassword" with your own details!

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    This update existing user's password, does not add new user. You need to add new linux user before this will work. – HelpNeeder Mar 04 '19 at 04:26
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    Have a look at this easy step-by-step guide: https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/how-to-access-virtualmin-if-ssh-loging-root-with-ssh-rsa-public-private-key/104923/10 – Ilia Ross Mar 20 '20 at 19:52