SELinux last straw

[Arthur Pemberton]

On 10/18/07, Chris G <cl at isbd.net> wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 18, 2007 at 03:16:38AM +0100, Timothy Murphy wrote:
> > Karl Larsen wrote:
> >
> > >     I am pleased your many computers were not effected by the selinux
> > > update. I have no idea what is special about my computer but it is and
> > > I, just an old EE am not capable of figuring out what it is so I can run
> > > selinux. A sure fix EVERY time is to turn off selinux, relabel selinux
> > > and forget selinux. I am wondering why I have to relabel the stupid thing.
> >
> > You keep on telling us you are turning off SELinux,
> > and then a week later you say what problems SELinux is causing,
> > so you are turning it off ...
> >
> > Why not turn it off for good, and stop worrying us?
> >
> I didn't even install it but I still get SELinux security messages in
> my log file.  I suspect that "turning it off" will have even less
> effect than not installing it to start with.


SELinux is part of the kernel. If you don't like it, form a SIG and
produce a kernel sans SELinux, or use a distro which doesn't have it.
Or easier yet, just disable it.

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