The following was filed automatically by setroubleshoot: Summary: SELinux is preventing /usr/lib64/vte/gnome-pty-helper "search" access on /var/log/wtmpx. Detailed Description: SELinux denied access requested by gnome-pty-helpe. It is not expected that this access is required by gnome-pty-helpe 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: You can generate a local policy module to allow this access - see FAQ (http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/selinux-faq-fc5/#id2961385) Please file a bug report. Additional Information: Source Context staff_u:staff_r:sandbox_x_client_t:s0:c113,c254 Target Context system_u:object_r:var_log_t:s0 Target Objects /var/log/wtmpx [ dir ] Source gnome-pty-helpe Source Path /usr/lib64/vte/gnome-pty-helper Port <Unknown> Host (removed) Source RPM Packages vte-0.21.5-1.fc12 Target RPM Packages Policy RPM selinux-policy-3.6.32-4.fc12 Selinux Enabled True Policy Type targeted MLS Enabled True Enforcing Mode Enforcing Plugin Name catchall Host Name (removed) Platform Linux (removed) 2.6.31-33.fc12.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Sep 17 15:40:43 EDT 2009 x86_64 x86_64 Alert Count 2 First Seen Sun 20 Sep 2009 02:22:33 PM EDT Last Seen Sun 20 Sep 2009 02:22:38 PM EDT Local ID 5e606597-9458-4c12-ad17-48c97b84e93b Line Numbers Raw Audit Messages node=(removed) type=AVC msg=audit(1253470958.160:44): avc: denied { search } for pid=4796 comm="gnome-pty-helpe" name="log" dev=dm-1 ino=2043 scontext=staff_u:staff_r:sandbox_x_client_t:s0:c113,c254 tcontext=system_u:object_r:var_log_t:s0 tclass=dir node=(removed) type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1253470958.160:44): arch=c000003e syscall=21 success=no exit=-13 a0=7f644e7fd13c a1=0 a2=0 a3=7fff10c974e0 items=1 ppid=4787 pid=4796 auid=500 uid=500 gid=500 euid=500 suid=500 fsuid=500 egid=22 sgid=22 fsgid=22 tty=(none) ses=1 comm="gnome-pty-helpe" exe="/usr/lib64/vte/gnome-pty-helper" subj=staff_u:staff_r:sandbox_x_client_t:s0:c113,c254 key=(null) node=(removed) type=CWD msg=audit(1253470958.160:44): cwd="/" node=(removed) type=PATH msg=audit(1253470958.160:44): item=0 name="/var/log/wtmpx" audit2allow suggests: #============= sandbox_x_client_t ============== allow sandbox_x_client_t var_log_t:dir search;
Fixed in selinux-policy-3.6.32-8.fc12.noarch