Re: A Possible Reason for Problems with Flash Player

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On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:01 PM, Dave Feustel <dfeustel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 04:29:26PM -0800, Kam Leo wrote:
>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 3:46 PM, Dave Feustel <dfeustel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > On Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 03:39:32PM -0800, Kam Leo wrote:
>> >> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Dave Feustel <dfeustel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> > On Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 12:53:19PM -0800, Kam Leo wrote:
>> >> >> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 12:43 PM, Dave Feustel <dfeustel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> >> > On Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 12:25:21PM -0800, Kam Leo wrote:
>> >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Dave Feustel <dfeustel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> >> >> > After attempting to install the Firefox Flash plugin,
>> >> >> >> > I kept getting SELinux alerts every time I started Firefox.
>> >> >> >> > After deleting all the files in the directory
>> >> >> >> > /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper, I continued to get SELinux alerts.
>> >> >> >> > The flash plugin attempts to make the stack executable, which
>> >> >> >> > SELinux does not permit on my system.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > The alerts from one invocation of Firefox follow:
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >  2/home/daf}firefox
>> >> >> >> > Error: /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/plugin-config not found
>> >> >> >> >       /usr/lib64/nspluginwrapper/plugin-config not found
>> >> >> >> > FoxyProxy settingsDir = /home/daf/.mozilla/firefox/jde131vm.default
>> >> >> >> > ** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
>> >> >> >> > ** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
>> >> >> >> > ** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
>> >> >> >> > ** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
>> >> >> >> > ** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
>> >> >> >> > ** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
>> >> >> >> > ** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
>> >> >> >> > ** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
>> >> >> >> > ** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
>> >> >> >> > ** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
>> >> >> >> > ** Message: GetValue variable 1 (1)
>> >> >> >> > ** Message: GetValue variable 2 (2)
>> >> >> >> > LoadPlugin: failed to initialize shared library
>> >> >> >> > /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/npwrapp
>> >> >> >> > er.so [/usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/npwrapper.so: cannot open shared object
>> >> >> >> > file: Pe
>> >> >> >> > rmission denied]
>> >> >> >> > GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x9fc7cf0: NP_GetMIMEDescription
>> >> >> >> > GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x9fc7cf0: NP_GetMIMEDescription return
>> >> >> >> > GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x9fc7cf0: NP_GetValue
>> >> >> >> > GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x9fc7cf0: NP_GetValue: returning plugin name.
>> >> >> >> > GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x9fc7cf0: NP_GetValue return
>> >> >> >> > GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x9fc7cf0: NP_GetValue
>> >> >> >> > GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x9fc7cf0: NP_GetValue: returning plugin description.
>> >> >> >> > GCJ PLUGIN: thread 0x9fc7cf0: NP_GetValue return
>> >> >> >> > LoadPlugin: failed to initialize shared library
>> >> >> >> > /usr/lib/flash-plugin/libflashpl
>> >> >> >> > ayer.so [/usr/lib/flash-plugin/libflashplayer.so: cannot enable
>> >> >> >> > executable stack
>> >> >> >> >  as shared object requires: Permission denied]
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > ---------------------------
>> >> >> >> > Not quite sure what to do with this, other than to ignore it.>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> You left out the most important facts regarding your problem:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> 1. Version and architecture of Fedora. (I'm assuming that you are
>> >> >> >> using a x64 version.)
>> >> >> >> 2. Whose flash plugin and version?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Have you tried the 64-bit alpha release from Adobe.
>> >> >> >> http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html ? Just extract it
>> >> >> >> and place it into /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/, restart Firefox and check
>> >> >> >> "about:plugins" to see if it installed.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I'm running 32-bit F9. It was originally my intention to install 64-bit,
>> >> >> > but the Fedora 9 Bible came with a DVD containing only the 32-bit
>> >> >> > version.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> OK, F9.  Whose plugin?
>> >> >
>> >> > The F9 flash plugin
>> >> >
>> >> > total 476
>> >> > ---------- 1 root root  25900 2008-12-09 00:16 npconfig
>> >> > ---------- 1 root root  92700 2008-12-09 00:16 npplayer
>> >> > ---------- 1 root root   3394 2008-12-09 00:16 npviewer
>> >> > ---------- 1 root root 162172 2008-12-09 00:16 npviewer.bin
>> >> > ---------- 1 root root 114544 2008-12-09 00:16 npwrapper.so
>> >> > ---------- 1 root root     85 2008-12-09 00:16 nspluginplayer
>> >> > ---------- 1 root root  60112 2008-12-09 00:16 plugin-config
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> That is not the flash-plugin. You are listing the files in the
>> >> nspluginwrapper directory. Try "su -c "rpm -q flash-plugin". If
>> >> flash-plugin is not installed go to http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer/
>> >> and download the rpm package. You should receive
>> >> flash-plugin-10.0.15.3-release.i386.rpm.
>> >
>> > This is the program that SELinux is blocking as the program tries to
>> > make the stack executeable. I have the f9 Flash components loaded.
>> > But the SELinux error ocurrs as soon as I start firefox.
>> >
>>
>> You have not displayed the package name or version for the
>> flash-plugin that you have installed. What is really installed on your
>> system? Show the rpm output.
>>
>> By the way, I'm receiving duplicate messages from you. Please reply
>> only to the Fedora Mailing List. I do not need to be CC'd.
>
>  2/home/daf}yum list 'flash*'
> Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
> Installed Packages
> flash-plugin.i386           10.0.15.3-release    installed

Run Applications->System Tools->SELinux Troubleshooter to get the
specifics about your particular problem.

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