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Description of problem:

When installing RHEL 6 on some systems, I get failed ./Sysinfo in /distribution/install because of AVC denial:

******** SElinux AVC Failures ********
type=1400 audit(1299591440.975:4): avc:  denied  { read } for  pid=823 comm="alsactl" name="controlC1" dev=devtmpfs ino=10736 scontext=system_u:system_r:alsa_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:object_r:device_t:s0 tclass=chr_file
***** Potential Issues install.log *****

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

Not really sure -- whatever is installed as of yesterday.

How reproducible:

Seen a couple of time, not deterministic thou.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install RHEL 6.
2. Check the result of /distribution/install
  
Actual results:

Fail.

Expected results:

Pass.

Additional info:

This is not a bug in harness nor test: there is an AVC error and test properly reports it.

I am against hiding genuine AVC errors.

All we can do is to take AVC_ERROR into account in sysinfo sub-test.

Please, report a bug against component which causes the problem too, please.

OK, thanks, flipping to RHEL 6 selinux-policy.

# audit2allow
type=1400 audit(1299591440.975:4): avc:  denied  { read } for  pid=823 comm="alsactl" name="controlC1" dev=devtmpfs ino=10736 scontext=system_u:system_r:alsa_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:object_r:device_t:s0 tclass=chr_file


#============= alsa_t ==============
allow alsa_t device_t:chr_file read;
# find /dev -inum 10736
/dev/snd/controlC1
#

/dev/snd/controlC1 did not get the right label during install


matchpathcon /dev/snd/controlC1
/dev/snd/controlC1	system_u:object_r:sound_device_t:s0

How is the device labeled now?

ls -Z /dev/snd/controlC1

(In reply to comment #7)
> How is the device labeled now?
> 
> ls -Z /dev/snd/controlC1

# ls -Z /dev/snd/controlC1
crw-rw----. root audio system_u:object_r:sound_device_t:s0 /dev/snd/controlC1