Description of problem: named cannot create /var/run/named.pidin MLS enforcing mode. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): selinux-policy-mls-3.3.1-84.fc9.noarch How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. enable MLS policy 2. run_init service named start 3. Actual results: ln: creating symbolic link `/var/run/named.pid': Permission denied] Expected results: no error Additional info: type=AVC msg=audit(1220627337.399:338): avc: denied { create } for pid=2089 comm="ln" name="named.pid" scontext=system_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0-s15:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:object_r:var_run_t:s0 tclass=lnk_file This audit2allow created rule works great: module named 1.0; require { type var_run_t; type initrc_t; class lnk_file create; } #============= initrc_t ============== allow initrc_t var_run_t:lnk_file create;
You can allow this for now. # audit2allow -M mypol -l -i /var/log/audit/audit.log # semodule -i mypol.pp Fixed in selinux-policy-3.3.1-89.fc9.noarch
confirmed, this bug can be closed.
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