Workaround to start Webmin with DSM7

[gnadelwartz]

Webmin can no more installed and run on DSM7

Staring with DSM7 third party packaes need special privilegs to be installed and run as root.
As webmin must run as root it's currently not possible to install Webmin on DSM7!

Nevertheless you can at least start Webmin if it was installed before upgrading to DSM7:

# open a terminal and ssh to your nas and login as admin
> ssh admin@yournas
Password: xxxxx
admin@yournas> sudo /var/packages/webmin/target/etc/start
Password: 
Starting Webmin server in /var/packages/webmin/target/webmin
admin@yournas> exit
logout
Connection to nas closed.

Thanks to @andrekoo for pointing out the problem in #4

[andrekoo]

Hi Kay,

That works like a charm ...

I created a Triggered Task in Task Scheduler and use your command (without sudo) to start Webmin automatically at boot-up.

[colinpwheeler]

Hi all,
Are there any updates here. Unfortunately I had to reinstall my whole NAS and am now stuck with DSM DSM 7.0.1-42218. I cannot install the package with the normal method anymore.

Any help is really appreciated.

[gnadelwartz]

until now I found no description on how to make existing extensions compatible with new DSM.

I fear webmin will never work as in the past as webmin need to run as root and this is forbidden on DSM now.

[jsrichie]

I ran this to get back to where I needed to be:
https://www.reddit.com/r/synology/comments/qjci2i/downgrade_synology_dsm_7_to_6/

[akaydev-coder]

First Try to get DSM7 Support:
https://github.com/akaydev-coder/synomin7