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-0.8.1-0.1.git20100510.fc12 Target RPM Packages NetworkManager-0.8.1-0.1.git20100510.fc12 Policy RPM selinux-policy-3.6.32-116.fc12 Selinux Enabled True Policy Type targeted MLS Enabled True Enforcing Mode Enforcing Plugin Name catchall Host Name (removed) Platform Linux (removed) 2.6.32.14-127.fc12.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri May 28 04:30:39 UTC 2010 x86_64 x86_64 Alert Count 23 First Seen Sat 19 Jun 2010 10:43:40 AM CST Last Seen Mon 28 Jun 2010 11:12:47 PM CST Local ID c76a9df4-693d-4e9e-9527-20978d394426 Line Numbers Raw Audit Messages node=(removed) type=AVC msg=audit(1277737967.24:18257): avc: denied { write } for pid=1876 comm="NetworkManager" name="NetworkManager" dev=dm-2 ino=8222 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(1277737967.24:18257): arch=c000003e syscall=2 success=no exit=-13 a0=203e100 a1=c2 a2=1b6 a3=4d6b726f7774654e items=0 ppid=1875 pid=1876 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-3.6.32-116.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;
You have a labeling problem. Execute: restorecon -R -v /var/lib/NetworkManager Will fix.