Running targeted/enforcing, latest rawhide. I get this: ---- type=PATH msg=audit(03/07/2006 09:11:05.866:13) : item=0 name=/proc/sys/vm/ flags=follow,access inode=4026531930 dev=00:03 mode=dir,555 ouid=root ogid=root rdev=00:00 type=CWD msg=audit(03/07/2006 09:11:05.866:13) : cwd=/usr/share/hal/scripts type=SYSCALL msg=audit(03/07/2006 09:11:05.866:13) : arch=i386 syscall=access success=no exit=-13(Permission denied) a0=95213b8 a1=2 a2=2 a3=9520528 items=1 pid=2674 auid=unknown(4294967295) uid=root gid=root euid=root suid=root fsuid=root egid=root sgid=root fsgid=root comm=pm-powersave exe=/bin/bash type=AVC msg=audit(03/07/2006 09:11:05.866:13) : avc: denied { write } for pid=2674 comm=pm-powersave name=vm dev=proc ino=-268435366 scontext=system_u:system_r:hald_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:sysctl_vm_t:s0 tclass=dir ---- I think it comes from /usr/sbin/pm-powersave: if [ ! -w "/proc/sys/vm/" ] ; then # Use the raw kernel sysfs interface echo "You do not have write access to /proc/sys/vm/" exit 1 fi /proc/sys/vm appers to not want to be written: [tbl@localhost vm]$ ls -ldZ /proc/sys/vm dr-xr-xr-x root root system_u:object_r:sysctl_vm_t /proc/sys/vm [tbl@localhost vm]$ Should this be a 'dontaudit'? E.g.: dontaudit hald_t sysctl_vm_t:dir write; tom -- Tom London -- fedora-selinux-list mailing list fedora-selinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-selinux-list