Running strict/enforcing, latest Rawhide. installing today's kernel reports: Installing: kernel 100 % done 1/1 /bin/bash: /root/.bashrc: Permission denied ln: creating symbolic link `/tmp/initrd.L17712/sbin' to `bin': Permission deniedln: creating symbolic link `/tmp/initrd.L17712/sbin/modprobe' to `/sbin/nash': No such file or directory cp: cannot create regular file `/tmp/initrd.L17712/sbin/udev': No such file or directory ln: creating symbolic link `/tmp/initrd.L17712/sbin/udevstart' to `udev': No such file or directory ln: creating symbolic link `/tmp/initrd.L17712/sbin/hotplug' to `/sbin/nash': No such file or directory with the following AVC; Dec 17 08:25:06 fedora kernel: audit(1103300706.529:0): avc: denied { create } for pid=17723 exe=/bin/ln name=sbin scontext=root:sysadm_r:bootloader_t tcontext=root:object_r:bootloader_tmp_t tclass=lnk_file This patch seems to fix it..... tom --- bootloader.te.old 2004-12-17 08:31:33.195853461 -0800 +++ bootloader.te 2004-12-17 08:27:51.453938491 -0800 @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ allow bootloader_t { initrc_t privfd }:fd use; tmp_domain(bootloader, `, device_type') -allow bootloader_t bootloader_tmp_t:devfile_class_set create_file_perms; +allow bootloader_t bootloader_tmp_t:{ devfile_class_set lnk_file } create_file_perms; read_locale(bootloader_t) -- Tom London