From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko/20040217 Description of problem: When I try to start any program, what needs root privileges (like system config tools, xmtr etc.), there appear dialog requesting for root pasword. After entering password, there is error message "Could not set exec context to user_u:sysadm_r:sysadm_t." Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): policy-1.6-13 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. run xmtr from xterm as non root user 2. enter root password 3. Actual Results: error message "Could not set exec context to user_u:sysadm_r:sysadm_t." Expected Results: No error message, programs should be run with root privileges (context should be set correctly). Additional info:
The long list of avc denied messages when trying to start programs with consolehelper avc: denied { read } for pid=5899 exe=/usr/bin/consolehelper-gtk name=.Xauthority dev=hda3 ino=543620 scontext=user_u:user_r:user_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:home_root_t tclass=file avc: denied { getattr } for pid=5899 exe=/usr/bin/consolehelper-gtk path=/home/ronny/.Xauthority dev=hda3 ino=543620 scontext=user_u:user_r:user_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:home_root_t tclass=file avc: denied { read } for pid=5899 exe=/usr/bin/consolehelper-gtk name=.fonts.cache-1 dev=hda3 ino=543665 scontext=user_u:user_r:user_t tcontext=user_u:object_r:home_root_t tclass=file avc: denied { getattr } for pid=5899 exe=/usr/bin/consolehelper-gtk path=/home/ronny/.fonts.cache-1 dev=hda3 ino=543665 scontext=user_u:user_r:user_t tcontext=user_u:object_r:home_root_t tclass=file avc: denied { create } for pid=5899 exe=/usr/bin/consolehelper-gtk name=.fonts.cache-1.TMP-j1tcYs scontext=user_u:user_r:user_t tcontext=user_u:object_r:home_root_t tclass=file avc: denied { write } for pid=5899 exe=/usr/bin/consolehelper-gtk path=/home/ronny/.fonts.cache-1.TMP-j1tcYs dev=hda3 ino=543664 scontext=user_u:user_r:user_t tcontext=user_u:object_r:home_root_t tclass=file avc: denied { link } for pid=5899 exe=/usr/bin/consolehelper-gtk name=.fonts.cache-1.TMP-j1tcYs dev=hda3 ino=543664 scontext=user_u:user_r:user_t tcontext=user_u:object_r:home_root_t tclass=file avc: denied { unlink } for pid=5899 exe=/usr/bin/consolehelper-gtk name=.fonts.cache-1.TMP-j1tcYs dev=hda3 ino=543664 scontext=user_u:user_r:user_t tcontext=user_u:object_r:home_root_t tclass=file avc: denied { rename } for pid=5899 exe=/usr/bin/consolehelper-gtk name=.fonts.cache-1.NEW dev=hda3 ino=543666 scontext=user_u:user_r:user_t tcontext=user_u:object_r:home_root_t tclass=file avc: denied { write } for pid=5901 exe=/usr/X11R6/bin/xauth name=ronny dev=hda3 ino=543603 scontext=user_u:user_r:userhelper_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:home_root_t tclass=dir avc: denied { add_name } for pid=5901 exe=/usr/X11R6/bin/xauth name=.Xauthority-c scontext=user_u:user_r:userhelper_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:home_root_t tclass=dir avc: denied { create } for pid=5901 exe=/usr/X11R6/bin/xauth name=.Xauthority-c scontext=user_u:user_r:userhelper_t tcontext=user_u:object_r:home_root_t tclass=file avc: denied { link } for pid=5901 exe=/usr/X11R6/bin/xauth name=.Xauthority-c dev=hda3 ino=543664 scontext=user_u:user_r:userhelper_t tcontext=user_u:object_r:home_root_t tclass=file avc: denied { write } for pid=5901 exe=/usr/X11R6/bin/xauth name=.Xauthority dev=hda3 ino=543620 scontext=user_u:user_r:userhelper_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:home_root_t tclass=file avc: denied { read } for pid=5901 exe=/usr/X11R6/bin/xauth name=.Xauthority dev=hda3 ino=543620 scontext=user_u:user_r:userhelper_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:home_root_t tclass=file avc: denied { getattr } for pid=5901 exe=/usr/X11R6/bin/xauth path=/home/ronny/.Xauthority dev=hda3 ino=543620 scontext=user_u:user_r:userhelper_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:home_root_t tclass=file avc: denied { remove_name } for pid=5901 exe=/usr/X11R6/bin/xauth name=.Xauthority-c dev=hda3 ino=543664 scontext=user_u:user_r:userhelper_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:home_root_t tclass=dir avc: denied { unlink } for pid=5901 exe=/usr/X11R6/bin/xauth name=.Xauthority-c dev=hda3 ino=543664 scontext=user_u:user_r:userhelper_t tcontext=user_u:object_r:home_root_t tclass=file avc: denied { create } for pid=5900 exe=/usr/sbin/userhelper name=.xauthCfdwAA scontext=user_u:user_r:userhelper_t tcontext=user_u:object_r:sysadm_home_dir_t tclass=file avc: denied { setattr } for pid=5900 exe=/usr/sbin/userhelper name=.xauthCfdwAA dev=hda3 ino=227160 scontext=user_u:user_r:userhelper_t tcontext=user_u:object_r:sysadm_home_dir_t tclass=file avc: denied { link } for pid=5902 exe=/usr/X11R6/bin/xauth name=.xauthCfdwAA-c dev=hda3 ino=227161 scontext=user_u:user_r:userhelper_t tcontext=user_u:object_r:sysadm_home_dir_t tclass=file avc: denied { write } for pid=5902 exe=/usr/X11R6/bin/xauth name=.xauthCfdwAA dev=hda3 ino=227160 scontext=user_u:user_r:userhelper_t tcontext=user_u:object_r:sysadm_home_dir_t tclass=file avc: denied { read } for pid=5902 exe=/usr/X11R6/bin/xauth name=.xauthCfdwAA dev=hda3 ino=227160 scontext=user_u:user_r:userhelper_t tcontext=user_u:object_r:sysadm_home_dir_t tclass=file avc: denied { getattr } for pid=5902 exe=/usr/X11R6/bin/xauth path=/root/.xauthCfdwAA dev=hda3 ino=227160 scontext=user_u:user_r:userhelper_t tcontext=user_u:object_r:sysadm_home_dir_t tclass=file avc: denied { unlink } for pid=5902 exe=/usr/X11R6/bin/xauth name=.xauthCfdwAA dev=hda3 ino=227160 scontext=user_u:user_r:userhelper_t tcontext=user_u:object_r:sysadm_home_dir_t tclass=file
*** Bug 117200 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Fixed in policy-1.9-18.src.rpm
Hmm, strange, I'm still observing the same behavior with updated system to rawhide from 1st April (policy-1.9.2-1). I tried to run fixfiles relabel and then reboot without any change.
You need to upgrade the version of usermode to 1.70-2 If you want to run up2date, that also needs an update. Dan
Yes, this issue seems to be resolved, therefore I'm closing it with Rawhide