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Description of problem: selinux prevents launching wireshark as a normal user, even once successfully authenticating as root. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 0.99.7-2.fc8 How reproducible: every time Steps to Reproduce: 1. run /usr/bin/wireshark 2. enter the root password 3. observe the avc denial Actual results: raw audit messages: host=rage..org type=AVC msg=audit(1206680818.810:1182): avc: denied { transition } for pid=7939 comm="userhelper" path="/usr/sbin/wireshark" dev=dm-0 ino=2714977 scontext=system_u:system_r:mono_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:unconfined_t:s0 tclass=process host=rage..org type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1206680818.810:1182): arch=c000003e syscall=59 success=no exit=-13 a0=60d450 a1=7fff6864d968 a2=60d600 a3=4000 items=0 ppid=7934 pid=7939 auid=500 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=pts2 comm="userhelper" exe="/usr/sbin/userhelper" subj=system_u:system_r:mono_t:s0 key=(null) Expected results: Additional info: % sudo /usr/bin/wireshark has the same problem % sudo /usr/sbin/wireshark works as expected.
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