On 03/08/2010 09:10 AM, Paul Howarth wrote:
On 08/03/10 14:03, Temlakos wrote:
> Why is it that when I changed some SELinux variables to allow certain
> processes, the allowances did not persist with the next shutdown and
> reboot cycle?
>
> I had occasion to set allow_execmod and several Samba-related Booleans.
> And then this morning, it was as if I hadn't customized anything.
>
> I had to revert and reset every one of those custom variables, and
> /then/ I did a complete relabel. Once I did that, a certain application
> that needed execmod allowed, would run. Samba runs as well, though I
> probably discovered another issue--failure to turn on the nmb service as
> well as the smb service.
>
> But when I change a part of the Samba policy, I thought that should hold
> for good. Why doesn't it? Or did the relabeling finally make the issue
> go away?
>
> I just don't want that issue to come back, that's all--but I don't want
> to disable SELinux in order to do that.
>
You did use the "-P" option to setsebool, didn't you?
Paul.
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I was using the GUI manager for SELinux, not Konsole. I did not know
about option -P. Is this another example of how the GUIs aren't up to par?
Temlakos