SELinux Attack!

Karl Larsen k5di at zianet.com
Sun Oct 14 20:39:10 UTC 2007


Dave Mitchell wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 14, 2007 at 11:24:59AM -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
>   
>>    This all started when I had to turn on SELinux to use a device, so I 
>> did and there was no problem. So I left it turned on. Then one morning I 
>> turned on my computer and instead of booting clear up in just one 
>> minute, it stopped when init tried to turn on "cups".
>>     
>
> So the machine had been working successfully for a while with selinux
> enabled
>   
Yes
> [snip]
>   
>> When I got home it seemed to be working 
>>     
>
>   
    This was HOURS after it turned on.

> So the machine was already working again when before you messed with
> selinux.
>
> So neither the start nor the end of your problem coincided with any changes
> to selinux.  You then conclude from this that selinux was at fault.
>   
    Again you idiot! We found out why the computer was slow. It IS a 
SELinux problem.
> My mind fair boggleth.
>
>   
Your mind is acting like a high school student, quote out of character 
and try to prove black is equal to white.




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	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
	Linux User
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