Why is bash accessing iptables, and arping on behalf of udev? I expect that the dhclient-eth0.conf file is just from an inherited file handle (although I don't know why it was opened, I don't have dhclient installed any more, maybe a bug in hotplug). audit(1093243252.247:0): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=2193 exe=/bin/bash path=/sbin/iptables dev=dm-0 ino=196433 scontext=system_u:system_r:udev_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:iptables_exec_t tclass=file audit(1093243252.280:0): avc: denied { write } for pid=2113 exe=/bin/bash name=dhclient-eth0.conf dev=dm-0 ino=572328 scontext=system_u:system_r:udev_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:dhcp_etc_t tclass=file audit(1093243252.299:0): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=2113 exe=/bin/bash path=/sbin/arping dev=dm-0 ino=196244 scontext=system_u:system_r:udev_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:netutils_exec_t tclass=file audit(1093243252.300:0): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=2113 exe=/bin/bash path=/sbin/arping dev=dm-0 ino=196244 scontext=system_u:system_r:udev_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:netutils_exec_t tclass=file -- http://www.coker.com.au/selinux/ My NSA Security Enhanced Linux packages http://www.coker.com.au/bonnie++/ Bonnie++ hard drive benchmark http://www.coker.com.au/postal/ Postal SMTP/POP benchmark http://www.coker.com.au/~russell/ My home page