Running strict/enforcing, latest rawhide. Get the following when logging in: May 21 13:30:16 fedora gdm(pam_unix)[2946]: session opened for user tbl by (uid=0) May 21 13:30:16 fedora kernel: audit(1116707416.740:0): avc: denied { write } for name=dmix.conf dev=hda2 ino=4523476 scontext=system_u:system_r:xdm_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_t tclass=file May 21 13:30:16 fedora ainit: Failed to open file /etc/alsa/pcm/dmix.conf May 21 13:30:16 fedora ainit: Error: Permission denied The file in questions is /etc/alsa/pcm/dmix.conf. /etc/alsa/ainit.conf has: # # overwrite target files, if exists # overwrite = yes # # first config file - for dmix plugin # template_0 = /etc/alsa/pcm/dmix.template target_0 = /etc/alsa/pcm/dmix.conf target_root_file_0 = yes This seems less than perfect to me.... Should dmix.conf (and dsnoop.conf) be someplace else? Labeled as xdm_rw_etc_t? (I don't know who else needs to read these files....) tom -- Tom London -- fedora-selinux-list mailing list fedora-selinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-selinux-list