Summary: SELinux is preventing /usr/libexec/gdm-session-worker "write" access on /root. Detailed Description: SELinux denied access requested by gdm-session-wor. It is not expected that this access is required by gdm-session-wor 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 system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 Target Context system_u:object_r:admin_home_t:s0 Target Objects /root [ dir ] Source gdm-session-wor Source Path /usr/libexec/gdm-session-worker Port <Unknown> Host (removed) Source RPM Packages gdm-2.28.1-25.fc12 Target RPM Packages filesystem-2.4.30-2.fc12 Policy RPM selinux-policy-3.6.32-55.fc12 Selinux Enabled True Policy Type targeted Enforcing Mode Enforcing Plugin Name catchall Host Name (removed) Platform Linux (removed) 2.6.31.5-127.fc12.i686.PAE #1 SMP Sat Nov 7 21:25:57 EST 2009 i686 i686 Alert Count 2 First Seen Wed 16 Dec 2009 12:11:20 AM MYT Last Seen Wed 16 Dec 2009 12:11:20 AM MYT Local ID 269d9005-f0cd-4ca3-9832-c2620d9028bb Line Numbers Raw Audit Messages node=(removed) type=AVC msg=audit(1260893480.391:12129): avc: denied { write } for pid=18996 comm="gdm-session-wor" name="root" dev=sda1 ino=98113 scontext=system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:object_r:admin_home_t:s0 tclass=dir node=(removed) type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1260893480.391:12129): arch=40000003 syscall=5 success=no exit=-13 a0=8a7de20 a1=80c2 a2=180 a3=1e items=0 ppid=18908 pid=18996 auid=0 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=(none) ses=18 comm="gdm-session-wor" exe="/usr/libexec/gdm-session-worker" subj=system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 key=(null) Hash String generated from selinux-policy-3.6.32-55.fc12,catchall,gdm-session-wor,xdm_t,admin_home_t,dir,write audit2allow suggests: #============= xdm_t ============== allow xdm_t admin_home_t:dir write;
Do not use SELinux if you are logging in as root, we can not fix this. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 543970 ***