Bug 580996 - SELinux denied access requested by python.
Summary: SELinux denied access requested by python.
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Status: CLOSED INSUFFICIENT_DATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: selinux-policy
Version: 5.5
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
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Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Daniel Walsh
QA Contact: BaseOS QE Security Team
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2010-04-09 17:57 UTC by Wolfram R. Jarisch
Modified: 2010-08-19 11:09 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2010-08-19 11:09:55 UTC
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Description Wolfram R. Jarisch 2010-04-09 17:57:06 UTC
Description of problem:

restorecon -v './lib'
produces:
lstat(./lib) failed: No such file or directory

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible: every time


Steps to Reproduce:
1.restorecon -v './lib'
2.
3.
  
Actual results:


Expected results:
don't know

Additional info: this happened while trying to repair a dis-functional networked cups printer

Comment 1 Wolfram R. Jarisch 2010-04-09 17:58:44 UTC
sorry - I am a newbie for these reports...

Comment 2 Daniel Walsh 2010-04-13 14:26:04 UTC
What was the original alert?

The problem is the kernel did not tell the troubleshooter the full path.  The troubleshooter is relying on you to figure out the path.

This will be much better in RHEL6.


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