Description of problem: See the following in the logs: Aug 26 12:46:05 makani kernel: audit(1125081961.939:2): avc: denied { read } for pid=2057 comm="cp" name="config" dev=hda5 ino=899015 scontext=system_u:system_r:dhcpc_t tcontext=root:object_r:selinux_config_t tclass=file Aug 26 12:46:05 makani kernel: audit(1125081961.939:3): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=2057 comm="cp" name="config" dev=hda5 ino=899015 scontext=system_u:system_r:dhcpc_t tcontext=root:object_r:selinux_config_t tclass=file Aug 26 12:59:04 makani kernel: audit(1125082741.945:2): avc: denied { read } for pid=2057 comm="cp" name="config" dev=hda5 ino=899015 scontext=system_u:system_r:dhcpc_t tcontext=root:object_r:selinux_config_t tclass=file Aug 26 12:59:04 makani kernel: audit(1125082741.945:3): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=2057 comm="cp" name="config" dev=hda5 ino=899015 scontext=system_u:system_r:dhcpc_t tcontext=root:object_r:selinux_config_t tclass=file Aug 26 13:02:38 makani kernel: audit(1125082954.973:2): avc: denied { read } for pid=2057 comm="cp" name="config" dev=hda5 ino=899015 scontext=system_u:system_r:dhcpc_t tcontext=root:object_r:selinux_config_t tclass=file Aug 26 13:02:38 makani kernel: audit(1125082954.973:3): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=2057 comm="cp" name="config" dev=hda5 ino=899015 scontext=system_u:system_r:dhcpc_t tcontext=root:object_r:selinux_config_t tclass=file Does not appear to prevent anything from working though. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): selinux-policy-targeted-1.25.3-12 How reproducible: Every boot.
THis is because you are booting in permissive mode. These AVC messages would be blocked in enforcing mode. Please run in enforcing mode and report avc messages that you see there.