FedoraFAQ.org - commands for install of NVIDIA drivers do not work

[Claude Jones]

On Tuesday August 01 2006 8:20 am, Marc Schwartz wrote:
Marc: comments interspersed
> Just a heads up. If you do want to use the nVidia installer with SELinux
> enabled, the instructions on the FedoraFaq web site need to be updated.
>   Undo the changes to the booleans:
>
> # /usr/sbin/setsebool -P allow_execstack 0
> # /usr/sbin/setsebool -P allow_execmod 0
>

ran these and immediately got a prompt with no messages

> Then update the file contexts instead:
>
> # /usr/sbin/semanage fcontext -a -f -- -t textrel_shlib_t
> '/usr/lib/libGL(core)?\.so(\.[^/]*)*'

Running each of the next three produced readout that seemed to indicate errors 
in syntax - i.e. instructions for proper running of the command:

/usr/sbin/semanage fcontext -a -f -- -t textrel_shlib_t'/usr/lib/libGL(core)?
\.so(\.[^/]*)*'
semanage {login|user|port|interface|fcontext|translation} -l [-n]
semanage login -{a|d|m} [-sr] login_name
semanage user -{a|d|m} [-LrRP] selinux_name
semanage port -{a|d|m} [-tr] [ -p protocol ] port | port_range
semanage interface -{a|d|m} [-tr] interface_spec
semanage fcontext -{a|d|m} [-frst] file_spec
semanage translation -{a|d|m} [-T] level

Primary Options:
        -a, --add        Add a OBJECT record NAME
        -d, --delete     Delete a OBJECT record NAME
        -m, --modify     Modify a OBJECT record NAME
        -l, --list       List the OBJECTS

        -h, --help       Display this message
        -n, --noheading  Do not print heading when listing OBJECTS

Object-specific Options (see above):
        -f, --ftype      File Type of OBJECT
                "" (all files)
                -- (regular file)
                -d (directory)
                -c (character device)
                -b (block device)
                -s (socket)
                -l (symbolic link)
                -p (named pipe)

        -p, --proto      Port protocol (tcp or udp)
        -P, --prefix     Prefix for home directory labeling
        -L, --level      Default SELinux Level (MLS/MCS Systems only)
        -R, --roles      SELinux Roles (ex: "sysadm_r staff_r")
        -T, --trans      SELinux Level Translation (MLS/MCS Systems only)

        -s, --seuser     SELinux User Name
        -t, --type       SELinux Type for the object
        -r, --range      MLS/MCS Security Range (MLS/MCS Systems only)

On inspection, there is no file or directory named "/usr/lib/libGL" 
or "/usr/lib/libGL(core)"


> # /usr/sbin/semanage fcontext -a -f -- -t textrel_shlib_t
> '/usr/lib/libnvidia.*\.so(\.[^/]*)*'

Running this command yielded similar results as just above, and in this case 
there is no file/directory named "/usr/lib/libnvidia" - the same for the next 
command

> # /sbin/restorecon -v /usr/lib/libGL* /usr/lib/libnvidia*
>
> In case of line wrapping, each of the three commands above should be on
> a single line.
>
> The above is based upon a discussion with Paul Howarth on the SELinux list

I'm running the nvidia rpms from Livna - there is a folder 
called "/usr/lib/nvidia" which has "*.so" files in it; could this be what you 
mean for the last two commands? That still wouldn't account for the problem 
with "/usr/lib/libGL", however...

-- 
Claude Jones
Brunswick, MD, USA