Bug 842759 - selinux blocks postgresql startup
Summary: selinux blocks postgresql startup
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: sudo
Version: 5.8
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
urgent
high
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Daniel Kopeček
QA Contact: Dalibor Pospíšil
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Whiteboard:
Depends On: 818585
Blocks: 435010 841853
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2012-07-24 14:20 UTC by RHEL Program Management
Modified: 2022-07-09 05:44 UTC (History)
33 users (show)

Fixed In Version: sudo-1.7.2p1-14.el5_8.1
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
The sudo update RHSA-2012:0309 introduced a regression that caused the Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) context of the "/etc/nsswitch.conf" file to change during the installation or upgrade of the sudo package. This could cause various services confined by SELinux to no longer be permitted to access the file. In reported cases, this issue prevented PostgreSQL and Postfix from starting.
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Last Closed: 2012-08-07 16:53:50 UTC
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Knowledge Base (Solution) 169143 0 None None None 2012-07-24 20:49:40 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2012:1149 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Moderate: sudo security and bug fix update 2012-08-07 20:52:26 UTC

Description RHEL Program Management 2012-07-24 14:20:29 UTC 
This bug has been copied from bug #818585 and has been proposed
to be backported to 5.8 z-stream (EUS).
Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2012-08-07 16:53:50 UTC 
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1149.html
Comment 9 Murray McAllister 2012-08-13 04:19:59 UTC 
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The sudo update RHSA-2012:0309 introduced a regression that caused the Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) context of the "/etc/nsswitch.conf" file to change during the installation or upgrade of the sudo package. This could cause various services confined by SELinux to no longer be permitted to access the file. In reported cases, this issue prevented PostgreSQL and Postfix from starting.
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