On Friday 28 November 2008, Bill Davidsen wrote: >Mike Faire wrote: >> On Fri, 2008-11-28 at 13:45 -0500, Bill Davidsen wrote: >>> Mike Faire wrote: >>>> I downloaded Google Earth 4.3 and the install seemed to run without >> >> snip... >> >>>> Is SE linux preventing google earth from running? How do I tell SE Linux >>>> to get the heck out of the way? >>> >>> That's a bit like asking how to turn off the burglar alarm so break-ins >>> won't be so noisy. The correct question is how to set attributes >>> correctly so google earth will run, and the answer may be in the SElinux >>> report, as it often is. Real the report and see if it gives you a command >>> to run which solves the problem. >>> >>> -- >>> Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> >> >> While your point is well taken Bill, looking at >> http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/papers/policy2/t1.html >> makes it clear that adjusting rules and policies is going to require >> more time and study than I can afford in the foreseeable future. I >> have a plate full. > >The error status from selinux often contains the command to reset the > attributes needed to make the application work. No research needed, drag > and drop the command into a root shell, hit ENTER. 'twould be nice if that worked. :( Unforch, I can't recall when the setroubleshooters advice ever worked here. The latest denial recommends a 'restorecon -v "./lp3"' but doesn't work on the only "./lp3" I could find on the system, in /etc/cups/interfaces/lp3. Using Brothers own drivers installed by their own rpms. I even did an autorelabel on the last reboot, no change in the error message I posted to the selinux list noonish yesterday, and no reply has been seen. >> Since I see nothing directly relating to Google Earth there, >> setting /etc/selinux/config to "disable" will have to do until >> someone with a working knowledge of SE Linux chimes in or I get >> time to do the research in the future. >> >> Thanks, just the same, >> >> Mike > >-- >Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> > "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from >the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) I am looking for a honest man. -- Diogenes the Cynic -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
