Description of problem: SELinux is preventing /usr/sbin/useradd from 'write' accesses on the directory /run. ***** Plugin catchall (100. confidence) suggests *************************** If you believe that useradd should be allowed write access on the run directory by default. Then you should report this as a bug. You can generate a local policy module to allow this access. Do allow this access for now by executing: # grep useradd /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mypol # semodule -i mypol.pp Additional Information: Source Context system_u:system_r:useradd_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 Target Context system_u:object_r:var_run_t:s0 Target Objects /run [ dir ] Source useradd Source Path /usr/sbin/useradd Port <Unknown> Host (removed) Source RPM Packages shadow-utils-4.1.5.1-2.fc18.x86_64 Target RPM Packages filesystem-3.1-2.fc18.x86_64 Policy RPM selinux-policy-3.11.1-71.fc18.noarch Selinux Enabled True Policy Type targeted Enforcing Mode Enforcing Host Name (removed) Platform Linux (removed) 3.7.2-201.fc18.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Jan 11 22:16:23 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 Alert Count 2 First Seen 2013-01-19 22:17:28 CST Last Seen 2013-01-19 22:20:32 CST Local ID 4569533b-322e-4930-888f-78533d47aa54 Raw Audit Messages type=AVC msg=audit(1358655632.920:5693): avc: denied { write } for pid=21506 comm="useradd" name="/" dev="tmpfs" ino=6697 scontext=system_u:system_r:useradd_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:object_r:var_run_t:s0 tclass=dir type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1358655632.920:5693): arch=x86_64 syscall=mkdir success=no exit=EACCES a0=7fff1619bf1b a1=0 a2=7fdbea132750 a3=65726373662f7274 items=0 ppid=21503 pid=21506 auid=4294967295 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 ses=4294967295 tty=(none) comm=useradd exe=/usr/sbin/useradd subj=system_u:system_r:useradd_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 key=(null) Hash: useradd,useradd_t,var_run_t,dir,write audit2allow #============= useradd_t ============== #!!!! The source type 'useradd_t' can write to a 'dir' of the following types: # semanage_tmp_t, pcscd_var_run_t, user_home_type, file_context_t, home_root_t, selinux_config_t, selinux_config_t, stapserver_var_lib_t, user_home_dir_t, default_context_t, httpd_user_content_type, mail_spool_t, etc_t, config_home_t, tmp_t, var_t, semanage_store_t, semanage_store_t, selinux_login_config_t, httpd_user_script_exec_type allow useradd_t var_run_t:dir write; audit2allow -R #============= useradd_t ============== #!!!! The source type 'useradd_t' can write to a 'dir' of the following types: # semanage_tmp_t, pcscd_var_run_t, user_home_type, file_context_t, home_root_t, selinux_config_t, selinux_config_t, stapserver_var_lib_t, user_home_dir_t, default_context_t, httpd_user_content_type, mail_spool_t, etc_t, config_home_t, tmp_t, var_t, semanage_store_t, semanage_store_t, selinux_login_config_t, httpd_user_script_exec_type allow useradd_t var_run_t:dir write; Additional info: hashmarkername: setroubleshoot kernel: 3.7.2-201.fc18.x86_64 type: libreport Potential duplicate: bug 841446
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 841446 ***