Request to re-add option to disable SELinux

Casey Dahlin cdahlin at redhat.com
Thu Jul 3 16:55:20 UTC 2008


Sankarshan (সঙ্কর্ষণ) wrote:
> Jon Masters wrote:
>
>> Ok then let me just say it. I think the default should be permissive or
>> disabled by default. I was hoping to not have to say that - but I think
>> it's a lot safer on the mass userbase of Fedora than thrusting a fully
>> enforcing SELinux policy set upon them. If I'm having to hack on the
>> policy files on my laptop, there's no hope for a desktop user.
>
> One can argue that the path to an objective where everything just 
> works with SELinux 'on' begins by forcing the bitter syrup down the 
> throats.
>
> To extend your reasoning, if it were disabled by default, how would 
> one move towards just works ?
>
>

Agreed.

To put it more directly, why am I reading about your issues on 
fedora-devel and not in bugzilla?

--CJD




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