[root@plum ~]# getsebool -a  | grep openvpn
openvpn_enable_homedirs --> on

If I put the certs into ~/<somedir> it works, but I tried ~/.pki/ to match /etc/pki (which also works), and get the below error.

Is there a reason to disallow this location for the openvpn cert files?

Summary:

SELinux is preventing /usr/sbin/openvpn "getattr" access on
/home/bbaetz/.pki/vpn01_cacert.pem.

Detailed Description:

[SELinux is in permissive mode. This access was not denied.]

SELinux denied access requested by openvpn. It is not expected that this access
is required by openvpn 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:openvpn_t:s0
Target Context                unconfined_u:object_r:home_cert_t:s0
Target Objects                /home/bbaetz/.pki/vpn01_cacert.pem [ file ]
Source                        openvpn
Source Path                   /usr/sbin/openvpn
Port                          <Unknown>
Host                          (removed)
Source RPM Packages           openvpn-2.1.1-2.fc12
Target RPM Packages           
Policy RPM                    selinux-policy-3.6.32-108.fc12
Selinux Enabled               True
Policy Type                   targeted
Enforcing Mode                Permissive
Plugin Name                   catchall
Host Name                     (removed)
Platform                      Linux (removed) 2.6.32.11-99.fc12.x86_64 #1 SMP
                              Mon Apr 5 19:59:38 UTC 2010 x86_64 x86_64
Alert Count                   10
First Seen                    Sun 21 Mar 2010 21:36:06 EST
Last Seen                     Sun 18 Apr 2010 20:48:55 EST
Local ID                      1d51120d-b5ae-47bf-899a-3321241de091
Line Numbers                  

Raw Audit Messages            

node=(removed) type=AVC msg=audit(1271587735.632:422): avc:  denied  { getattr } for  pid=13239 comm="openvpn" path="/home/bbaetz/.pki/vpn01_cacert.pem" dev=dm-3 ino=565334 scontext=system_u:system_r:openvpn_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:object_r:home_cert_t:s0 tclass=file

node=(removed) type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1271587735.632:422): arch=c000003e syscall=5 success=yes exit=0 a0=6 a1=7fffd84f4a20 a2=7fffd84f4a20 a3=18 items=0 ppid=13235 pid=13239 auid=4294967295 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=(none) ses=4294967295 comm="openvpn" exe="/usr/sbin/openvpn" subj=system_u:system_r:openvpn_t:s0 key=(null)



Hash String generated from  catchall,openvpn,openvpn_t,home_cert_t,file,getattr
audit2allow suggests:

#============= openvpn_t ==============
allow openvpn_t home_cert_t:file getattr;