If SELinux is in enforcing mode, localectl present this error: [root@localhost ~]# localectl status Failed to issue method call: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken. [root@localhost ~]# If SELinux is disable, localectl works correctly: [root@localhost ~]# setenforce 0 [root@localhost ~]# localectl status System Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 VC Keymap: it X11 Layout: n/a [root@localhost ~]# Message in audit.log is: type=USER_AVC msg=audit(1361970267.686:352): pid=556 uid=81 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:system_dbusd_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='avc: denied { send_msg } for msgtype=method_return dest=:1.27 spid=1018 tpid=1242 scontext=system_u:system_r:systemd_localed_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tclass=dbus exe="/usr/bin/dbus-daemon" sauid=81 hostname=? addr=? terminal=?'
b4eb9f1a942ee8edc3da8eaef941d0a5e5719442 fixes this in Rawhide.
commit 2e385935b97f4678bd9a9ef2cb3f8e3d115c8308 Author: Dan Walsh <dwalsh> Date: Wed Feb 27 09:35:09 2013 -0500 Localectl needs to be able to send dbus signals to users
selinux-policy-3.11.1-82.fc18 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/selinux-policy-3.11.1-82.fc18
Package selinux-policy-3.11.1-82.fc18: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 18 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing selinux-policy-3.11.1-82.fc18' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-3309/selinux-policy-3.11.1-82.fc18 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
selinux-policy-3.11.1-82.fc18 has been pushed to the Fedora 18 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.