Bug 439745

Summary: dhcp problems with selinux
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Mark McConnell <mcconnell.mark>
Component: selinux-policyAssignee: Daniel Walsh <dwalsh>
Status: CLOSED INSUFFICIENT_DATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Description Mark McConnell 2008-03-31 03:56:31 UTC 
Description of problem:

selinux policy prevents normal operation of dhcp on a wireless network, when the
local lan is configured as internal, and wireless is considered external.



Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

kernel 2.6.24.3-50.fc8


How reproducible:

If a computer is multihomed attempt to use dhcp on the external network.


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Connect to external network with dhcp enabled.
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Actual results:

selinux blocks some actions. Connectivity is hit or miss.


Expected results:

Obtain a dhcp address without issues.


Additional info:

Submitter is a linux novice.
Comment 1 Mark McConnell 2008-03-31 03:56:31 UTC 
Created attachment 299685 [details]
Output of selinux troubleshooting tool
Comment 2 Daniel Walsh 2008-03-31 06:09:53 UTC 
Mark are you sure anything is being blockded.  IE Does your network work
properly.  THis looks like a leaked file descriptor or a redirection of stdout
which should just work.  Even though it reports all of these AVC Messages.

What tool are you using to startup the network?