System is a fresh install of RHEL 5.2 [root@testbed ~]# service httpd start Starting httpd: [FAILED] [root@testbed ~]# tail -1 /var/log/messages Feb 23 17:33:34 testbed setroubleshoot: SELinux is preventing /usr/sbin/httpd (httpd_t) "execstack" access to <Unknown> (httpd_t). For complete SELinux messages. run sealert -l bda3d483-5ff5-4465-a9af-c2896cd7adb0 [root@testbed ~]# sealert -l bda3d483-5ff5-4465-a9af-c2896cd7adb0 Summary SELinux is preventing /usr/sbin/httpd (httpd_t) "execstack" access to <Unknown> (httpd_t). Detailed Description SELinux denied access requested by /usr/sbin/httpd. It is not expected that this access is required by /usr/sbin/httpd and this access may signal an intrusion attempt. It is also possible that the specific version or configuration of the application is causing it to require additional access. Please file a http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi against this package. Allowing Access Sometimes labeling problems can cause SELinux denials. You could try to restore the default system file context for <Unknown>, restorecon -v <Unknown>. There is currently no automatic way to allow this access. Instead, you can generate a local policy module to allow this access - see http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/selinux-faq-fc5/#id2961385 - or you can disable SELinux protection entirely for the application. Disabling SELinux protection is not recommended. Please file a http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi against this package. Changing the "httpd_disable_trans" boolean to true will disable SELinux protection this application: "setsebool -P httpd_disable_trans=1." The following command will allow this access: setsebool -P httpd_disable_trans=1 Additional Information Source Context root:system_r:httpd_t:s0 Target Context root:system_r:httpd_t:s0 Target Objects None [ process ] Affected RPM Packages httpd-2.2.3-6.el5 [application] Policy RPM selinux-policy-2.4.6-30.el5 Selinux Enabled True Policy Type targeted MLS Enabled True Enforcing Mode Enforcing Plugin Name plugins.disable_trans Host Name testbed Platform Linux testbed 2.6.18-8.el5 #1 SMP Fri Jan 26 14:15:21 EST 2007 i686 i686 Alert Count 2 Line Numbers Raw Audit Messages avc: denied { execstack } for comm="httpd" egid=0 euid=0 exe="/usr/sbin/httpd" exit=-13 fsgid=0 fsuid=0 gid=0 items=0 pid=15177 scontext=root:system_r:httpd_t:s0 sgid=0 subj=root:system_r:httpd_t:s0 suid=0 tclass=process tcontext=root:system_r:httpd_t:s0 tty=(none) uid=0 How am I supposed to figure out what it's unhappy about if it won't tell me? -- *********************************************************************** * John Oliver http://www.john-oliver.net/ * * * *********************************************************************** -- fedora-selinux-list mailing list fedora-selinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-selinux-list