Description of problem: I would like to configure rsyncd to log directly to a specific file (/var/log/rsyncd.log). The default selinux policy seems to let me create the logfile, but not append to it. audit.log:type=AVC msg=audit(1356671905.822:1360202): avc: denied { append } for pid=22174 comm="rsync" name="rsyncd.log" dev=sda6 ino=46 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:rsync_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:object_r:var_log_t:s0 tclass=file audit.log:type=AVC msg=audit(1356671906.132:1360203): avc: denied { append } for pid=22177 comm="rsync" name="rsyncd.log" dev=sda6 ino=46 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:rsync_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:object_r:var_log_t:s0 tclass=file Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): selinux-policy-3.7.19-155.el6_3.8 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. set 'log file = /var/log/rsyncd.log' in /etc/rsyncd.conf 2. chkconfig rsync on 3. chkconfig xinetd on 4. do something worth logging 5. stop xinetd 6. start xinetd 7. do something worth logging 8. note new actions are not in the log Actual results: stops using log Expected results: continues to use log Additional info: rsyncd falls back to syslog when it cannot open the log file
We allow it in Fedora allow daemon logfile : file { ioctl getattr lock append } ; You can allow it for now using # grep rsync_t /var/log/audit/audit.log |audit2allow -R -M myrsync # semodule -i myrsync.pp
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/RHBA-2013-0314.html