Resending with <100K text to avoid moderator ..... Today's update generated some AVCs (actually lots of them). Here is audit2allow output: allow bootloader_t rpm_t:tcp_socket { read write }; allow bootloader_t rpm_var_lib_t:file { read write }; allow depmod_t rpm_t:tcp_socket { read write }; allow depmod_t rpm_var_lib_t:file { read write }; allow depmod_t var_t:file read; Here are clippings from /var/log/audit/audit.log: type=AVC msg=audit(1155307887.872:40): avc: denied { read write } for pid=4770 comm="depmod" name="[51427]" dev=sockfs ino=51427 scontext=system_u:system_r:depmod_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:rpm_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(1155307887.872:40): avc: denied { read write } for pid=4770 comm="depmod" name="__db.000" dev=dm-0 ino=2786034 scontext=system_u:system_r:depmod_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:rpm_var_lib_t:s0 tclass=file type=AVC msg=audit(1155307887.872:40): avc: denied { read } for pid=4770 comm="depmod" name="kernel-2.6.17-1.2548.fc6.i686.rpm" dev=dm-0 ino=2818553 scontext=system_u:system_r:depmod_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:var_t:s0 tclass=file type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1155307887.872:40): arch=40000003 syscall=11 success=yes exit=0 a0=8858430 a1=884a5c8 a2=884d8a0 a3=8858760 items=0 ppid=4762 pid=4770 auid=500 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=pts0 comm="depmod" exe="/sbin/depmod" subj=system_u:system_r:depmod_t:s0 key=(null) type=AVC_PATH msg=audit(1155307887.872:40): path="/var/cache/yum/development/packages/kernel-2.6.17-1.2548.fc6.i686.rpm" type=AVC_PATH msg=audit(1155307887.872:40): path="/var/lib/rpm/__db.000" type=AVC_PATH msg=audit(1155307887.872:40): path="socket:[51427]" <<<<< many, many of the above, various socket #s>>>>>> <<<<< many, many of the below, various socket #s>>>>>> type=AVC msg=audit(1155307888.860:41): avc: denied { read write } for pid=4771 comm="mkinitrd" name="[54546]" dev=sockfs ino=54546 scontext=system_u:system_r:bootloader_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:rpm_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(1155307888.860:41): avc: denied { read write } for pid=4771 comm="mkinitrd" name="[51427]" dev=sockfs ino=51427 scontext=system_u:system_r:bootloader_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:system_r:rpm_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(1155307888.860:41): avc: denied { read write } for pid=4771 comm="mkinitrd" name="__db.000" dev=dm-0 ino=2786034 scontext=system_u:system_r:bootloader_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:rpm_var_lib_t:s0 tclass=file type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1155307888.860:41): arch=40000003 syscall=11 success=yes exit=0 a0=8857f58 a1=884a5c8 a2=884d8a0 a3=8858470 items=0 ppid=4762 pid=4771 auid=500 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=pts0 comm="mkinitrd" exe="/bin/bash" subj=system_u:system_r:bootloader_t:s0 key=(null) type=AVC_PATH msg=audit(1155307888.860:41): path="/var/lib/rpm/__db.000" type=AVC_PATH msg=audit(1155307888.860:41): path="socket:[51427]" type=AVC_PATH msg=audit(1155307888.860:41): path="socket:[54546]" type=AVC_PATH msg=audit(1155307888.860:41): path="socket:[55152]" type=AVC_PATH msg=audit(1155307888.860:41): path="socket:[48873]" <<<< many, many of the above, various socket #s >>>>> tom -- Tom London -- fedora-selinux-list mailing list fedora-selinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-selinux-list