Bug 116106 – Update fails with an rpm unpack error installing the package under selinux

Bug 116106 - Update fails with an rpm unpack error installing the package under selinux

Summary:	Update fails with an rpm unpack error installing the package under selinux

Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE

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Product:	Red Hat Raw Hide
Classification:	Retired
Component:	rpm (Show other bugs)
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Version:	1.0
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Jeff Johnson
QA Contact:	Mike McLean
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Keywords:	SELinux

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Reported:	2004-02-18 05:39 EST by Paul Nasrat
Modified:	2007-04-18 13:03 EDT (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Last Closed:	2004-04-07 20:35:10 EDT
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Description Paul Nasrat 2004-02-18 05:39:36 EST

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Description of problem:
When updating failure.  Running rpm manually:

error: unpacking of archive failed on file /selinux: cpio: lsetfilecon
failed

updated under 2.6.2-1.85 with selinux.  Install succeeded under same
kernel with selinux=0 init=/bin/sh


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
SysVinit-2.85-17

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. run selinux compatible kernel from rawhide
2. rpm -Uvh SysVinit-2.85-17.i386.rpm

    

Actual Results:  Fails with rpm unpacking error error

Expected Results:  Succeeds

Additional info:

ls -alZ / reveals no context set for /selinux and / 
make relabel
make reload
retried rpm -Uvh in selinux land still fails
This may be an rpm bug in handling contexts, or you just may not be
able to do this when under selinux.
At least /sbin/init and friends are still on the filesystem.

Comment 1 Paul Nasrat 2004-02-18 06:14:46 EST

Change component to rpm.

Talked to rjc and it is due to /selinux being unlabeled, same issue
will occur for filesystem upgrade (/proc /sys /initrd likewise)

Comment 2 Jeff Johnson 2004-04-07 20:35:10 EDT

I believe this problem is solved.

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