Bug 690502

Summary: sandbox -- AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'chcon'
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: Milos Malik <mmalik>
Component: policycoreutilsAssignee: Daniel Walsh <dwalsh>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Milos Malik <mmalik>
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Version: 6.1CC: dwalsh, syeghiay
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Description Milos Malik 2011-03-24 14:19:57 UTC
Description of problem:


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
policycoreutils-2.0.83-19.5.el6_0
policycoreutils-debuginfo-2.0.83-19.5.el6_0
policycoreutils-gui-2.0.83-19.5.el6_0
policycoreutils-newrole-2.0.83-19.5.el6_0
policycoreutils-python-2.0.83-19.5.el6_0
policycoreutils-sandbox-2.0.83-19.5.el6_0
libselinux-2.0.94-4.el6
libselinux-devel-2.0.94-4.el6
libselinux-python-2.0.94-4.el6
libselinux-utils-2.0.94-4.el6
libsemanage-2.0.43-4.el6
libsemanage-python-2.0.43-4.el6
libsepol-2.0.41-3.el6
libsepol-devel-2.0.41-3.el6

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
# useradd testuser
# su - testuser
[testuser@ibm-js22-07 ~]$ mkdir /tmp/testuserhome
[testuser@ibm-js22-07 ~]$ sandbox -H /tmp/testuserhome ls ~
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/sandbox", line 444, in <module>
    rc = sandbox.main()
  File "/usr/bin/sandbox", line 431, in main
    self.__setup_dir()
  File "/usr/bin/sandbox", line 374, in __setup_dir
    selinux.chcon(self.__options.homedir, self.__filecon, recursive=True)
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'chcon'
[testuser@ibm-js22-07 ~]$ echo $?
1

Actual results:
1 traceback

Expected results:
no tracebacks

Comment 1 Milos Malik 2011-03-24 14:26:28 UTC
An upgrade to following packages does not help:

policycoreutils-2.0.83-19.6.el6_0
policycoreutils-debuginfo-2.0.83-19.6.el6_0
policycoreutils-gui-2.0.83-19.6.el6_0
policycoreutils-newrole-2.0.83-19.6.el6_0
policycoreutils-python-2.0.83-19.6.el6_0
policycoreutils-sandbox-2.0.83-19.6.el6_0

Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2011-03-24 14:48:09 UTC
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated
in the current release, Red Hat is unfortunately unable to
address this request at this time. Red Hat invites you to
ask your support representative to propose this request, if
appropriate and relevant, in the next release of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux. If you would like it considered as an
exception in the current release, please ask your support
representative.

Comment 4 Daniel Walsh 2011-03-24 19:02:02 UTC
Fixed in policycoreutils-2.0.83-19.7.el6_0

Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2011-12-06 15:29:43 UTC
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-1637.html