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Why setsebool command of SELINUX taking so long and slow?

Hi I am new to the SELINUX and I have noticed the command setsebool take longer time than other linux commands. Such as: setsebool -P ftp_home_dir ON Out of curiosity I want to know why "setsebool" ...
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Why setsebool for httpd not working with -P parameter?

I'm trying to disable SELinux for httpd, but when I use the the setsebool command with -P parameter, it doesn't work: setsebool -P http_can_network_connect 1 Nothing happens when I do that ie, the ...
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GDM will not start on boot, unable to login into graphical interface

I am running RHEL 5.8 . SELinux is enabled but in permissive mode. Here are some snippets from /var/log/messages on boot. kernel: type=1400 audit(1360613500.551:6): avc: denied { write } for ...
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How to generate SELinux policies based on logs?

Afaik there is a solution/software that can automatically generate SELinux policies based on logfiles. I just don't know the name of the software/method that can do this..
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How to configure SELinux using samba? Scientific Linux?

when I'm trying to mount a read-only samba share, then I get this messages on the samba server (and timeout on client side) Nov 5 18:45:49 localhost kernel: type=1400 audit(1352137549.469:17): avc: ...
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Scientific Linux 6.3 run evince in SELinux sandbox

I'm trying to run evince in the SELinux sandbox: sandbox -X /usr/bin/evince Unixforpoets.pdf but after waiting for minutes nothing happens, console doesn't outputs anything. So I collected the ...
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chcon fails to fix “cannot enable executable stack as shared object requires” err under RHEL6

I have an application I test at work, that has always failed installation on systems with SELinux enabled. Our published workaround involves issuing a chcon command for the library-file at the center ...
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Why does SELinux allow me to read this file?

I appear to be misunderstanding the security levels/categories within SELinux. I have attempted to configure a file that I have read access to (via DAC), but no read access to via SELinux categories. ...
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Selinux is denying access to mysqld

I have a script that dumps a mysql database. It then compresses the file and this gets stored in my home folder by using cron. The problem is I seem to be getting an error message. mysqldump: ...
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What roles do DAC (file permissions), ACL and MAC (SELinux) play in Linux file security?

I need some clarification/confirmation/elaboration on the different roles DAC, ACL and MAC play in Linux file security. After some research from the documentation, this is my understanding of the ...