fixfiles -relabel error (frrank-01)

Daniel J Walsh dwalsh at redhat.com
Mon Jul 7 17:39:46 UTC 2008


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Frank Murphy wrote:
> [frank at frank-01 ~]$ su - root
> Password: 
> [root at frank-01 ~]# fixfiles relabel
> 
>     Files in the /tmp directory may be labeled incorrectly, this
> command 
>     can remove all files in /tmp.  If you choose to remove files
> from /tmp, 
>     a reboot will be required after completion.
>     
>     Do you wish to clean out the /tmp directory [N]? y
> Cleaning out /tmp
> /sbin/setfiles:  unable to stat file /home/frank/.gvfs: Permission
> denied
> /sbin/setfiles:  error while labeling /home:  Permission denied
> /sbin/setfiles:  error while labeling /boot:  Permission denied
> 
> 
> I'm guess /home has to be done as su - frank?
> /boot no idea.
> 
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Yes relabeling the entire file system needs to be done as root.
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