Selinux fun

[Karl Larsen]

Daniel J Walsh wrote:
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> Karl Larsen wrote:
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>> Mike A. Harris wrote:
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>>> Karl Larsen wrote:
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>>>>    On F8 I left selinux set up as protection. Today I was d/l the
>>>> many files needed to support the VLC viewer. I got a selinux message
>>>> saying it was not allowing certain files to be installed. That is
>>>> when I turned off selinux.
>>>>
>>>> How can anyone be expected to use this software when it screws up
>>>> everything your trying to do?
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>>> Install 'setroubleshoot', that makes it a breeze.  If you find any
>>> real bugs in the default SElinux policies, be sure to file a bug
>>> report in bugzilla against "selinux-policy" so that it gets fixed in
>>> the next update.  The SElinux folk are pretty responsive these days
>>> with updates.
>>>
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>>    Hi saw settroubleshoot and it was a big 2 page thing. It listed just
>> about all I did today on F8.
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>>    I then went to my F7-64 and got all the VLC files in and it works. I
>> got no complaint from selinux which is full on in that system. I really
>> can't tell what is going on with selinux but for sure it is not the same
>> on all three systems on this computer.
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> Most likely you have a labeling problem on the system with it blocking.
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    There is no label problem and that I will address as time allows. I 
plan to re-label all three systems next week. They will all have system 
specific names. The problem I had was that I saw the panel that selinux 
put up and it said these listed files have not been allowed, but I 
checked and they are all there. I was not ready to field the panel that 
came up. I will turn selinux back on soon.

    I have had zero problems with my F7-64 system which has selinux 
turned full on.

    F8 has been all a good experience and it appears to be at least a 
fully updated F7 in performance. I was able to get the stuff working 
that I need in a home operating system. It reads all my USB things and 
it has VLC working like it must since I get a bunch movies from friends 
with Windows. So my Linux must be as good as Windows.

    So in good time I expect to shift my daily computer work to F8.



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	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
	Linux User
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