Summary: SELinux is preventing /usr/sbin/NetworkManager "write" access on /var/lib/NetworkManager. Detailed Description: SELinux denied access requested by NetworkManager. It is not expected that this access is required by NetworkManager 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:NetworkManager_t:s0 Target Context system_u:object_r:var_lib_t:s0 Target Objects /var/lib/NetworkManager [ dir ] Source NetworkManager Source Path /usr/sbin/NetworkManager Port <Unknown> Host (removed) Source RPM Packages NetworkManager-0.7.998-2.git20100106.fc12 Target RPM Packages NetworkManager-0.7.998-2.git20100106.fc12 Policy RPM selinux-policy-3.6.32-108.fc12 Selinux Enabled True Policy Type targeted MLS Enabled True 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 athlon Alert Count 7 First Seen Fri 16 Apr 2010 08:13:28 PM IST Last Seen Thu 22 Apr 2010 04:04:55 AM IST Local ID 633e4689-ca06-4334-a7fd-3b849a5e9bd2 Line Numbers Raw Audit Messages node=(removed) type=AVC msg=audit(1271889295.229:6): avc: denied { write } for pid=1194 comm="NetworkManager" name="NetworkManager" dev=dm-0 ino=280273 scontext=system_u:system_r:NetworkManager_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:var_lib_t:s0 tclass=dir node=(removed) type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1271889295.229:6): arch=40000003 syscall=5 success=no exit=-13 a0=98854b0 a1=80c2 a2=1b6 a3=1 items=0 ppid=1193 pid=1194 auid=4294967295 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=(none) ses=4294967295 comm="NetworkManager" exe="/usr/sbin/NetworkManager" subj=system_u:system_r:NetworkManager_t:s0 key=(null) Hash String generated from selinux-policy-3.6.32-108.fc12,catchall,NetworkManager,NetworkManager_t,var_lib_t,dir,write audit2allow suggests: #============= NetworkManager_t ============== #!!!! The source type 'NetworkManager_t' can write to a 'dir' of the following types: # etc_t, var_run_t, NetworkManager_log_t, dhcpc_state_t, var_log_t, NetworkManager_var_lib_t, NetworkManager_var_run_t, net_conf_t, dnsmasq_var_run_t, tmp_t, named_cache_t, NetworkManager_tmp_t, root_t allow NetworkManager_t var_lib_t:dir write;
Something went wrong on your update. # yum reinstall selinux-policy-targeted # restorecon -R -v /var/lib