Re: [libvirt PATCH v6 35/36] run: add ability to set selinux context

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On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 03:24:03PM +0200, Peter Krempa wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 20, 2023 at 17:20:02 -0500, Jonathon Jongsma wrote:
> > When running libvirt from the build directory with the 'run' script, it
> > will run as unconfined_t. This can result in unexpected behavior when
> > selinux is enforcing due to the fact that the selinux policies are
> > written assuming that libvirt is running with the
> > system_u:system_r:virtd_t context. This patch adds a new --selinux
> > option to the run script. When this option is specified, it will launch
> > the specified binary using the 'runcon' utility to set its selinux
> > context to the one mentioned above. Since this may require root
> > privileges, setting the selinux context is not the default behavior and
> > must be enabled with the command line switch.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Jonathon Jongsma <jjongsma@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  run.in | 100 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
> >  1 file changed, 80 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
> 
> Please send this one separately again. The idea of doing this is cool,
> but I don't really fancy to review what's happening in 'run.in' at this
> point.
> 

No need actually - this patch has already been posted as a v2 here [1] and
ACKed by Martin Kletzander, but hasn't been pushed yet.

[1] https://listman.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2023-June/240358.html

Regards,
Erik




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