SElinux concern

Michael Klinosky mpk2 at enter.net
Sat Aug 18 13:54:09 UTC 2007


Tim:
>> > Allowing Access
>> >      If you want a confined domain to use these files you will
>> > probably need to relabel the file/directory with chcon. In some cases
>> > it is just easier to relabel the system, to relabel execute:
>> > "touch /.autorelabel; reboot" 
> 
> Did you follow the above?

No. I have no clue what any of this means. Should I have to do this 
every time I install a distro? Why have I not read anything about it (on 
linux maillists or help websites)?

What is this label concept, and why would I need to relabel any files?

> So, if the problem is that some files are mislabeled, it'll be
> corrected.

How would they have gotten mislabeled?




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