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://docs.fedoraproject.org/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-4.3.5-2.fc12 Target RPM Packages filesystem-2.4.30-2.fc12 Policy RPM selinux-policy-3.6.32-84.fc12 Selinux Enabled True Policy Type targeted Enforcing Mode Enforcing Plugin Name catchall Host Name (removed) Platform Linux (removed) 2.6.31.12-174.2.3.fc12.i686.PAE #1 SMP Mon Jan 18 20:06:44 UTC 2010 i686 athlon Alert Count 8 First Seen Sat 13 Feb 2010 05:55:48 PM EST Last Seen Mon 15 Feb 2010 03:03:35 PM EST Local ID 9cdcba24-36fc-4f97-bffa-db165dd728f0 Line Numbers Raw Audit Messages node=(removed) type=AVC msg=audit(1266264215.760:512): avc: denied { write } for pid=8429 comm="kdm" name="root" dev=dm-0 ino=49154 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(1266264215.760:512): arch=40000003 syscall=5 success=no exit=-13 a0=8065e3b a1=8a41 a2=180 a3=8065e3b items=0 ppid=8404 pid=8429 auid=0 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=(none) ses=49 comm="kdm" exe="/usr/bin/kdm" subj=system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 key=(null) Hash String generated from 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: # 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, fonts_cache_t, user_home_dir_t, locale_t, var_auth_t, xserver_tmp_t, tmpfs_t, var_spool_t, user_tmp_t, var_lib_t, var_run_t, auth_cache_t, xdm_tmpfs_t, xserver_log_t, var_log_t, xdm_log_t, root_t, nfs_t allow xdm_t admin_home_t:dir write;
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 543970 ***