Description of problem: Started system-config-selinux Version-Release number of selected component: policycoreutils-gui-2.1.11-18.fc17 Additional info: libreport version: 2.0.13 abrt_version: 2.0.12 cmdline: /usr/bin/python -Es /usr/share/system-config-selinux/system-config-selinux.py kernel: 3.5.3-1.fc17.x86_64 backtrace: :statusPage.py:166:read_selinux_config:OSError: [Errno 11] Resource temporarily unavailable : :Traceback (most recent call last): : File "/usr/share/system-config-selinux/system-config-selinux.py", line 186, in <module> : app = childWindow() : File "/usr/share/system-config-selinux/system-config-selinux.py", line 82, in __init__ : self.add_page(statusPage.statusPage(xml)) : File "/usr/share/system-config-selinux/statusPage.py", line 79, in __init__ : if self.read_selinux_config() == None: : File "/usr/share/system-config-selinux/statusPage.py", line 166, in read_selinux_config : self.initEnabled = selinux.selinux_getenforcemode()[1] :OSError: [Errno 11] Resource temporarily unavailable : :Local variables in innermost frame: :self: <statusPage.statusPage instance at 0xa584998>
Created attachment 610668 [details] File: core_backtrace
Were you running this on a machine with SELinux disabled?
Yes.
What were you trying to do?
Enable selinux using the GUI.
Works fine in Fedora 18.
Fixed in policycoreutils-2.1.12-4.fc17
policycoreutils-2.1.12-4.fc17 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 17. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/policycoreutils-2.1.12-4.fc17
Package policycoreutils-2.1.12-4.fc17: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 17 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing policycoreutils-2.1.12-4.fc17' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-16848/policycoreutils-2.1.12-4.fc17 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
Package policycoreutils-2.1.12-5.fc17: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 17 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing policycoreutils-2.1.12-5.fc17' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-16848/policycoreutils-2.1.12-5.fc17 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
policycoreutils-2.1.12-5.fc17 has been pushed to the Fedora 17 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.