firefox downloaded files are user_u:object_r:tmp_t

[Daniel J Walsh]

dragoran wrote:
> When I download a file using firefox it is saved as 
> user_u:object_r:tmp_t it should be user_u:object_r:user_home_t
> I have a folder which is shared using samba and when I download a file 
> into it I had to restorecon it in order to let the windows clients 
> (and linux) see it.
> I am using FC5 x86_64 with selinux-policy-targeted-2.2.40-1.fc5
> note: I am using a 32bit firefox build
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Are you saving it to the /tmp directory?  If you are it will get saved 
as tmp_t.  Since files default to the context of their parent directory.

If you them mv /tmp/download.file ~/

You will maintain tmp_t.

If you use cp /tmp/download.file ~/

It will get user_home_t.

Dan