Summary: SELinux is preventing /usr/bin/kdm "write" access on /root. Detailed Description: SELinux denied access requested by kdm. It is not expected that this access is required by kdm 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 kdm Source Path /usr/bin/kdm Port <Unknown> Host (removed) Source RPM Packages kdm-4.3.4-3.fc12 Target RPM Packages filesystem-2.4.30-2.fc12 Policy RPM selinux-policy-3.6.32-63.fc12 Selinux Enabled True Policy Type targeted Enforcing Mode Enforcing Plugin Name catchall Host Name (removed) Platform Linux (removed) 2.6.31.9-174.fc12.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Dec 21 05:33:33 UTC 2009 x86_64 x86_64 Alert Count 14 First Seen Sat 02 Jan 2010 08:40:32 AM MST Last Seen Sat 02 Jan 2010 06:23:17 PM MST Local ID f65dea25-c23b-4a5b-b806-4f9e4bae0614 Line Numbers Raw Audit Messages node=(removed) type=AVC msg=audit(1262481797.271:21489): avc: denied { write } for pid=7616 comm="kdm" name="root" dev=sda3 ino=114689 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(1262481797.271:21489): arch=c000003e syscall=2 success=no exit=-13 a0=41f5c7 a1=a41 a2=180 a3=1b items=0 ppid=7555 pid=7616 auid=0 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=(none) ses=15 comm="kdm" exe="/usr/bin/kdm" subj=system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 key=(null) Hash String generated from selinux-policy-3.6.32-63.fc12,catchall,kdm,xdm_t,admin_home_t,dir,write audit2allow suggests: #============= xdm_t ============== #!!!! The source type 'xdm_t' can write to a 'dir' of the following types: # locale_t, var_auth_t, xserver_tmp_t, tmpfs_t, var_spool_t, var_lib_t, var_run_t, user_tmp_t, auth_cache_t, xdm_tmpfs_t, xserver_log_t, var_log_t, xdm_log_t, pam_var_run_t, xdm_var_lib_t, xdm_var_run_t, xdm_home_t, pam_var_console_t, pcscd_var_run_t, var_lock_t, xkb_var_lib_t, xdm_rw_etc_t, root_t, tmp_t, var_t, user_fonts_t, user_tmpfs_t, xdm_spool_t, user_home_dir_t, nfs_t, root_t allow xdm_t admin_home_t:dir write;
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 543970 ***