This bug was initially created as a copy of Bug #1869028 I am copying this bug because: This same problem happens with systemd-timedated and systemd-hostnamed. I didn't even need to start the system with the drive attached to cause these to fail. type=AVC msg=audit(1597520203.016:4706): avc: denied { remount } for pid=13007 comm="(ostnamed)" scontext=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:unlabeled_t:s0 tclass=filesystem permissive=0 type=AVC msg=audit(1597520385.823:4727): avc: denied { remount } for pid=13277 comm="(imedated)" scontext=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:unlabeled_t:s0 tclass=filesystem permissive=0 Description of problem: cockpit fails with an exfat volume mounted Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): cockpit-225-1.fc32.x86_64 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install Fedora 32 with cockpit 2. Mount an exfat volume under /mnt 3. Try to connect to cockpit Actual results: page is unavailable. Further investigation shows the service failed. Expected results: Cockpit works. Additional info: The errors are: systemd[9510]: cockpit.service: Failed to set up mount namespacing: /run/systemd/unit-root/: Permission denied systemd[9510]: cockpit.service: Failed at step NAMESPACE spawning /usr/libexec/cockpit-tls: Permission denied # systemctl -t service | grep cockpit ● cockpit.service loaded failed failed Cockpit Web Service # umount /mnt # systemctl restart cockpit # systemctl -t service | grep cockpit cockpit.service loaded active running Cockpit Web Service # mount /dev/sdi1 /mnt # systemctl restart cockpit # systemctl -t service | grep cockpit ● cockpit.service loaded failed failed Cockpit Web Service
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1874836 ***