yum update / SELinux problem?

[Daniel J Walsh]

Jim Cornette wrote:
> Jonathan Rawle wrote:
>> Jim Cornette wrote:
>>> After fixing up the system for SELinux content, the rpm package for
>>> selinux policy should revise the content with its %post and %pre
>>> scriptlets. I believe the program is called restorecon which is ran 
>>> when
>>> the policy is updated.
>>
>> I used to see several screens of output from restorecon whenever a 
>> policy
>> package updated. But I haven't noticed that with more recent updates. 
>> Are
>> the messages suppressed now, or could it be an indication of a bug?
>>
>
> I cannot recall if the last update was verbose or the messages were 
> suppressed. I like to see the messages for two reasons, see what 
> restorecon is doing and also so I don't think yum is locked up when it 
> is actually waiting for restorecon to complete.
>
> It probably is alright. You might want to ensure it is running when 
> policy is being updated.
>
> Don't rely too heavily on my comments for SELinux policy though.
>
> Jim
>
It is not suppressed.  It should be verbose.  But we have not been 
changing the file context much lately.  So there has been little 
changes.  If you are in rawhide you will probably be seeing some updates 
soon.

Dan