Problems running postgresql

[Robert L Cochran]

Daniel J Walsh wrote:

> Richard E Miles wrote:
>
>> I have been trying to start up the postgresql postmaster server to a 
>> database
>> which have all failed. The following are a list of avc: denied 
>> messages from
>> /var/log/messages:
>>
>> May 13 13:20:32 localhost kernel: audit(1116015632.155:0): avc:  
>> denied  { write } for  pid=16659 exe=/usr/bin/postgres name=pgdb 
>> dev=hda2 ino=6471728 scontext=user_u:system_r:postgresql_t 
>> tcontext=system_u:object_r:usr_t tclass=dir
>> May 13 13:20:32 localhost last message repeated 7 times
>> May 13 13:20:32 localhost kernel: audit(1116015632.156:0): avc:  
>> denied  { write } for  pid=16659 exe=/usr/bin/postgres name=pgdb 
>> dev=hda2 ino=6471728 scontext=user_u:system_r:postgresql_t 
>> tcontext=system_u:object_r:usr_t tclass=dir
>> May 13 13:20:32 localhost last message repeated 3 times
>> May 13 13:20:32 localhost kernel: audit(1116015632.157:0): avc:  
>> denied  { write } for  pid=16659 exe=/usr/bin/postgres name=pgdb 
>> dev=hda2 ino=6471728 scontext=user_u:system_r:postgresql_t 
>> tcontext=system_u:object_r:usr_t tclass=dir
>> May 13 13:20:32 localhost last message repeated 32 times
>> May 13 13:20:32 localhost kernel: audit(1116015632.158:0): avc:  
>> denied  { write } for  pid=16659 exe=/usr/bin/postgres name=pgdb 
>> dev=hda2 ino=6471728 scontext=user_u:system_r:postgresql_t 
>> tcontext=system_u:object_r:usr_t tclass=dir
>> May 13 13:20:32 localhost last message repeated 34 times
>> May 13 13:20:32 localhost kernel: audit(1116015632.159:0): avc:  
>> denied  { write } for  pid=16659 exe=/usr/bin/postgres name=pgdb 
>> dev=hda2 ino=6471728 scontext=user_u:system_r:postgresql_t 
>> tcontext=system_u:object_r:usr_t tclass=dir
>>
>> Why am I getting write denials? I am running FC3 with targetted policy.
>>  
>>
> What file is pgdb?
>
> Dan
>
I have postgresql 8.0.2 myself and don't have a file named 'pgdb'. 
Interesting.

Bob Cochran