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+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1152825 +++

Description of problem:
virt-rescue --selinux can not work well, when enable selinux in the command line the value of 'getenforce' is still Disabled in virt-rescue appliance


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
libguestfs-1.27.62-1.1.el7


How reproducible:
100%


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Get a rhel guest image: rhel.img
2. #virt-rescue --selinux -a rhel.img
><rescue> getenforce
Disabled
><rescue> ls -Z /
lrwxrwxrwx root root ?                                bin -> usr/bin
dr-xr-xr-x root root ?                                boot
drwxr-xr-x root root ?                                dev
drwxr-xr-x root root ?                                etc


Actual results:
#virt-rescue --selinux -a rhel.img
><rescue> getenforce
Disabled
><rescue> ls -Z /
lrwxrwxrwx root root ?                                bin -> usr/bin
dr-xr-xr-x root root ?                                boot
drwxr-xr-x root root ?                                dev
drwxr-xr-x root root ?                                etc


Expected results:
selinux should be enabled in virt-rescue appliance and works well


Additional info:

See bug 1152825 comment 6 for the reasons.