These are the selinux labeling rules for mysql: # grep mysql /etc/selinux/targeted/contexts/files/file_contexts /etc/mysql(/.*)? system_u:object_r:mysqld_etc_t:s0 /var/log/mysql.* -- system_u:object_r:mysqld_log_t:s0 /var/lib/mysql(/.*)? system_u:object_r:mysqld_db_t:s0 /var/run/mysqld(/.*)? system_u:object_r:mysqld_var_run_t:s0 /usr/sbin/mysqld(-max)? -- system_u:object_r:mysqld_exec_t:s0 /etc/my\.cnf -- system_u:object_r:mysqld_etc_t:s0 /usr/libexec/mysqld -- system_u:object_r:mysqld_exec_t:s0 /var/lib/mysql/mysql\.sock -s system_u:object_r:mysqld_var_run_t:s0 It seems you're moving /var/lib/mysql to /db/mysql, and the following new labeling rule should set the right labels for the db: # Add new labeling rule: /usr/sbin/semanage fcontext -a -t mysqld_db_t "/db/mysql(/.*)?" # Restore labels based on labeling rules: restorecon -R /db/mysql But, I'm quite uncertain on how to map your tmpdir and basedir. What where the original location of these ? Once you find these, it will likely be easy to create similar new labeling rules for these, and your new database location should be OK. On the other hand.. I would have just mounted the storage array as /var/lib/mysql, run "restorecon -R /var/lib/mysql" and not have needed to change much in either selinux or mysql startup for getting it working. -jf -- fedora-selinux-list mailing list fedora-selinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-selinux-list