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Description of problem:
When adding a user to a group with gpasswd, various errors are
reported with regards to accessing the utmp file, as well as syscalls.

utmp:

Apr  6 02:59:37 asok kernel: audit(1081213177.729:0): avc:  denied  {
read write } for  pid=3300 exe=/usr/bin/gpasswd name=utmp dev=hda5
ino=81925 scontext=root:sysadm_r:groupadd_t
tcontext=system_u:object_r:initrc_var_run_t tclass=file
Apr  6 02:59:37 asok kernel: audit(1081213177.730:0): avc:  denied  {
read } for  pid=3300 exe=/usr/bin/gpasswd name=utmp dev=hda5 ino=81925
scontext=root:sysadm_r:groupadd_t
tcontext=system_u:object_r:initrc_var_run_t tclass=file
Apr  6 02:59:37 asok kernel: audit(1081213177.731:0): avc:  denied  {
read write } for  pid=3300 exe=/usr/bin/gpasswd name=utmp dev=hda5
ino=81925 scontext=root:sysadm_r:groupadd_t
tcontext=system_u:object_r:initrc_var_run_t tclass=file
Apr  6 02:59:37 asok kernel: audit(1081213177.731:0): avc:  denied  {
read } for  pid=3300 exe=/usr/bin/gpasswd name=utmp dev=hda5 ino=81925
scontext=root:sysadm_r:groupadd_t

syscalls:

tcontext=system_u:object_r:initrc_var_run_t tclass=file
Apr  6 02:59:37 asok kernel: audit(1081213177.733:0): avc:  denied  {
setuid } for  pid=3300 exe=/usr/bin/gpasswd capability=7
scontext=root:sysadm_r:groupadd_t tcontext=root:sysadm_r:groupadd_t
tclass=capability
Apr  6 02:59:37 asok kernel: audit(1081213177.734:0): avc:  denied  {
setrlimit } for  pid=3300 exe=/usr/bin/gpasswd
scontext=root:sysadm_r:groupadd_t tcontext=root:sysadm_r:groupadd_t
tclass=process
Apr  6 02:59:37 asok kernel: audit(1081213177.734:0): avc:  denied  {
sys_resource } for  pid=3300 exe=/usr/bin/gpasswd capability=24
scontext=root:sysadm_r:groupadd_t tcontext=root:sysadm_r:groupadd_t
tclass=capability

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
policy-1.9.2-9 shadow-utils-4.0.3-21

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. gpasswd -a user group
2. look at /var/log/messages
    

Actual Results:  gpasswd reports various SELinux errors

Expected Results:  gpasswd should be able to add a user to a group
without errors

Additional info: