Description of problem: I get a regular stream of selinux warnings from my mounted encfs system. See below. Summary SELinux is preventing encfs (xdm_t) "getattr" to /boot (boot_t). Detailed Description SELinux denied access requested by encfs. It is not expected that this access is required by encfs and this access may signal an intrusion attempt. It is also possible that the specific version or configuration of the application is causing it to require additional access. Allowing Access Sometimes labeling problems can cause SELinux denials. You could try to restore the default system file context for /boot, restorecon -v /boot If this does not work, there is currently no automatic way to allow this access. Instead, you can generate a local policy module to allow this access - see http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/selinux-faq-fc5/#id2961385 Or you can disable SELinux protection altogether. Disabling SELinux protection is not recommended. Please file a http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi against this package. Additional Information Source Context system_u:system_r:xdm_t:SystemLow-SystemHigh Target Context system_u:object_r:boot_t Target Objects /boot [ dir ] Affected RPM Packages filesystem-2.4.11-1.fc8 [target] Policy RPM selinux-policy-3.0.8-62.fc8 Selinux Enabled True Policy Type targeted MLS Enabled True Enforcing Mode Permissive Plugin Name plugins.catchall_file Host Name kelly Platform Linux kelly 2.6.23.8-63.fc8 #1 SMP Wed Nov 21 18:51:08 EST 2007 i686 i686 Alert Count 12 First Seen Mon 03 Dec 2007 06:36:06 AM PST Last Seen Mon 03 Dec 2007 03:38:15 PM PST Local ID 6d414b14-91b6-43c2-ae9a-f6d8f27069aa Line Numbers Raw Audit Messages avc: denied { getattr } for comm=encfs dev=sda1 path=/boot pid=3215 scontext=system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tclass=dir tcontext=system_u:object_r:boot_t:s0 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): fuse-encfs-1.3.2-1.fc7 selinux-policy-targeted-3.0.8-62.fc8 selinux-policy-3.0.8-62.fc8 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create a encfs filesystem and mount it in home directory. 2. 3. Actual results: constant selinux warnings Expected results: no warnings Additional info:
Looks like this bug doesn't concerned with encfs but rather with selinux policies. You should adjust your selinux policies. Take a look at the following articles (just for starting point): http://docs.fedoraproject.org/selinux-apache-fc3/sn-debugging-and-customizing.html http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/excerpt/selnx_1/index.html
Reassigning to selinux-team
Please update to the latest selinux-policy.