SELinux Problems (Was: Forum Decorum: a reminder seems appropriate.)

[rodrigob at suespammers.org (Rodrigo Barbosa)]

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On Wed, Mar 29, 2006 at 11:45:10PM -0500, Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-03-30 at 01:22 -0300, Rodrigo Barbosa wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 29, 2006 at 11:16:17PM -0500, Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2006-03-29 at 20:47 -0700, Craig White wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 2006-03-29 at 22:43 -0500, Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams wrote:
> > > > > fixfiles relabel
> > > > ----
> > > > that might be the mallet when all it needs is a little tap.
> > > > 
> > > > that also requires a reboot doesn't it?
> > > 
> > > Only if you insist on wiping /tmp.
> > 
> > I wonder why. Any idea ?
> 
> Lots of daemons put files in /tmp. If you wipe them then you remove the
> mechanism used to connect to the daemons. The only reliable way to
> restore access is to restart the daemons. The easiest way to do so is
> usually to reboot.

I sure hope that doesn't happen. Using /tmp for that kind of thing is,
to say the least, a liability.

Anyway, if thats the case, I really don't think rebooting is necessary.
Maybe easier, as you said.

[]s

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Rodrigo Barbosa <rodrigob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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