July 1st at 00:18:02, I started getting thousands of audit messages (hundreds per second). They didn't stop until I did "service auditd restart": I finally noticed the problem when logwatch told me this: audit: audit_backlog=262 > audit_backlog_limit=256 audit: audit_lost=1 audit_rate_limit=0 audit_backlog_limit=256 audit: backlog limit exceeded audit: audit_backlog=262 > audit_backlog_limit=256 audit: audit_lost=2 audit_rate_limit=0 audit_backlog_limit=256 audit: backlog limit exceeded audit: audit_backlog=262 > audit_backlog_limit=256 audit: audit_lost=3 audit_rate_limit=0 audit_backlog_limit=256 audit: backlog limit exceeded audit: audit_backlog=262 > audit_backlog_limit=256 Here is the start of the messages, with a few normal audit messages before it: type=LOGIN msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:10:01.754:139884) : login pid=24775 uid=root old auid=unset new auid=root ---- type=USER_START msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:10:01.755:139885) : user pid=24775 uid=root auid=root subj=system_u:system_r:crond_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='op=PAM:session_open acct=root exe=/usr/sbin/crond (hostname=?, addr=?, terminal=cron res=success)' ---- type=CRED_DISP msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:10:01.763:139886) : user pid=24773 uid=root auid=root subj=system_u:system_r:crond_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='op=PAM:setcred acct=root exe=/usr/sbin/crond (hostname=?, addr=?, terminal=cron res=success)' ---- type=USER_END msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:10:01.763:139887) : user pid=24773 uid=root auid=root subj=system_u:system_r:crond_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='op=PAM:session_close acct=root exe=/usr/sbin/crond (hostname=?, addr=?, terminal=cron res=success)' ---- type=CRED_DISP msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:10:01.770:139888) : user pid=24775 uid=root auid=root subj=system_u:system_r:crond_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='op=PAM:setcred acct=root exe=/usr/sbin/crond (hostname=?, addr=?, terminal=cron res=success)' ---- type=USER_END msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:10:01.770:139889) : user pid=24775 uid=root auid=root subj=system_u:system_r:crond_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='op=PAM:session_close acct=root exe=/usr/sbin/crond (hostname=?, addr=?, terminal=cron res=success)' ---- type=USER_ACCT msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:15:01.775:139890) : user pid=24781 uid=root auid=unset subj=system_u:system_r:crond_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='op=PAM:accounting acct=root exe=/usr/sbin/crond (hostname=?, addr=?, terminal=cron res=success)' ---- type=CRED_ACQ msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:15:01.776:139891) : user pid=24781 uid=root auid=unset subj=system_u:system_r:crond_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='op=PAM:setcred acct=root exe=/usr/sbin/crond (hostname=?, addr=?, terminal=cron res=success)' ---- type=LOGIN msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:15:01.776:139892) : login pid=24781 uid=root old auid=unset new auid=root ---- type=USER_START msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:15:01.777:139893) : user pid=24781 uid=root auid=root subj=system_u:system_r:crond_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='op=PAM:session_open acct=root exe=/usr/sbin/crond (hostname=?, addr=?, terminal=cron res=success)' ---- type=CRED_DISP msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:15:01.791:139894) : user pid=24781 uid=root auid=root subj=system_u:system_r:crond_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='op=PAM:setcred acct=root exe=/usr/sbin/crond (hostname=?, addr=?, terminal=cron res=success)' ---- type=USER_END msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:15:01.791:139895) : user pid=24781 uid=root auid=root subj=system_u:system_r:crond_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='op=PAM:session_close acct=root exe=/usr/sbin/crond (hostname=?, addr=?, terminal=cron res=success)' ---- type=SYSCALL msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : arch=i386 syscall=execve success=yes exit=0 a0=9c0aa40 a1=9c069a8 a2=9c0ab08 a3=0 items=0 ppid=24821 pid=24826 auid=fs uid=root gid=root euid=root suid=root fsuid=root egid=root sgid=root fsgid=root tty=(none$ type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13697886] dev=sockfs ino=13697886 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692415] dev=sockfs ino=13692415 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692404] dev=sockfs ino=13692404 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692402] dev=sockfs ino=13692402 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692400] dev=sockfs ino=13692400 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692398] dev=sockfs ino=13692398 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692396] dev=sockfs ino=13692396 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692394] dev=sockfs ino=13692394 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692392] dev=sockfs ino=13692392 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692390] dev=sockfs ino=13692390 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692388] dev=sockfs ino=13692388 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692386] dev=sockfs ino=13692386 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692380] dev=sockfs ino=13692380 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692377] dev=sockfs ino=13692377 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692375] dev=sockfs ino=13692375 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692326] dev=sockfs ino=13692326 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692301] dev=sockfs ino=13692301 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692299] dev=sockfs ino=13692299 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692297] dev=sockfs ino=13692297 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692226] dev=sockfs ino=13692226 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692219] dev=sockfs ino=13692219 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692217] dev=sockfs ino=13692217 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13648053] dev=sockfs ino=13648053 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692215] dev=sockfs ino=13692215 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13692087] dev=sockfs ino=13692087 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13698044] dev=sockfs ino=13698044 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13698042] dev=sockfs ino=13698042 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13698039] dev=sockfs ino=13698039 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13698037] dev=sockfs ino=13698037 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13698035] dev=sockfs ino=13698035 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13698033] dev=sockfs ino=13698033 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/01/2008 00:18:02.766:139896) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=24826 comm=rndc path=socket:[13698029] dev=sockfs ino=13698029 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket ... type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830554] dev=sockfs ino=13830554 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830552] dev=sockfs ino=13830552 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830550] dev=sockfs ino=13830550 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830548] dev=sockfs ino=13830548 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830546] dev=sockfs ino=13830546 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830544] dev=sockfs ino=13830544 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830542] dev=sockfs ino=13830542 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830540] dev=sockfs ino=13830540 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830538] dev=sockfs ino=13830538 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830536] dev=sockfs ino=13830536 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830530] dev=sockfs ino=13830530 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830460] dev=sockfs ino=13830460 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830435] dev=sockfs ino=13830435 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830238] dev=sockfs ino=13830238 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830433] dev=sockfs ino=13830433 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830431] dev=sockfs ino=13830431 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket type=AVC msg=audit(07/02/2008 10:54:46.348:144433) : avc: denied { read write } for pid=9726 comm=rndc path=socket:[13830360] dev=sockfs ino=13830360 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:ndc_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:system_r:initrc_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket Anyone know what happened? -- fedora-selinux-list mailing list fedora-selinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-selinux-list