Re: SELinux last straw

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On Thu, Oct 18, 2007 at 12:58:41PM -0500, Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> On 10/18/07, Chris G <cl@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Thu, Oct 18, 2007 at 03:16:38AM +0100, Timothy Murphy wrote:
> > > Karl Larsen wrote:
> > >
> > > >     I am pleased your many computers were not effected by the selinux
> > > > update. I have no idea what is special about my computer but it is and
> > > > I, just an old EE am not capable of figuring out what it is so I can run
> > > > selinux. A sure fix EVERY time is to turn off selinux, relabel selinux
> > > > and forget selinux. I am wondering why I have to relabel the stupid thing.
> > >
> > > You keep on telling us you are turning off SELinux,
> > > and then a week later you say what problems SELinux is causing,
> > > so you are turning it off ...
> > >
> > > Why not turn it off for good, and stop worrying us?
> > >
> > I didn't even install it but I still get SELinux security messages in
> > my log file.  I suspect that "turning it off" will have even less
> > effect than not installing it to start with.
> 
> 
> SELinux is part of the kernel. If you don't like it, form a SIG and
> produce a kernel sans SELinux, or use a distro which doesn't have it.
> Or easier yet, just disable it.
> 
It's not actually causing me any problem but it is a bit disconcerting
finding messages from it when I said during install that I didn't want
it.

I think it needs to be explained better, including an indication that
if you say 'no' at installation you'll still get some of it.

-- 
Chris Green

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