On Tue, 2013-05-28 at 15:14 +0300, Manuel Wolfshant wrote: > On 05/28/2013 02:11 PM, Dominick Grift wrote: > > On Tue, 2013-05-28 at 11:59 +0200, Geert Janssens wrote: > >> On Tuesday 28 May 2013 11:28:06 Dominick Grift wrote: > >>> On Tue, 2013-05-28 at 10:26 +0200, Geert Janssens wrote: > >>>> type=AVC msg=audit(1369468867.049:94733): avc: denied { search } for > >>>> pid=7230 comm="awstats.pl" name="www" dev=xvda ino=5832775 > >>>> scontext=system_u:system_r:awstats_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 > >>>> tcontext=system_u:object_r:httpd_sys_content_t:s0 tclass=dir > >>>> > >>>> Next I'm confused with the labels. The file is labeled > >>>> system_u:object_r:httpd_log_t:s0, but the avc seems to complain about > >>>> system_u:object_r:httpd_sys_content_t:s0 > >>> The awstats.pl command was trying to "traverse" the "(/var/)www" > >>> directory, which is labeled rightfully httpd_sys_content_t. > >>> > >>> I can get all that information (and more) by analyzing the "type=AVC" > >>> line above. > >>> > >>> Either you have "misconfigured" awstats (what business does awstats.pl > >>> have with webserver content?) or you need to adjust the policy to > >>> reflect your particular configuration > >> Thanks for spelling out the AVC for me. But what exactly does "traverse" mean in this context > >> ? Does it simply mean that awstats is trying to access a file somewhere in the tree below > >> /var/www ? Or is it trying to read the contents of /var/www directly for some reason ? > >> > > The former. (trying to get to a object below /var/www. search means "to > > traverse". if awstats.pl would list the www directory then you would see > > "read" or "dir" instead of "search" on "dir" > > > > > >> This particular server is hosting websites for multiple clients. Each client has access (via ftps) > >> to a subdirectory somewhere in /var/www. They can use this access to manage their websites. > >> In addition, to give each client access to the weblogs for his/her own website, we had decided > >> to write logs per website to a log directory inside the client's hosting space. This directory is > >> only accessible via ftps, not via http. > > The question remains: what business does " awstats.pl " have > > below /var/www. That needs to be determined. Then we can determine > > whether the file(s)that awstats.pl is trying to get to, should be there > > in the first place. For example: its usually not a good idea to store > > logs in a webroot. > > > >> And that's why awstats needs access to /var/www. With the latest security updates something > >> must have changed, because this configuration worked before I applied them. > > That may well be yes > > > >> But regardless of what worked before, what would you suggest as a solution for my situation ? > > It really depends on what awstats.pl is trying to do there > It's trying to reach and parse the logs Why are those logs there and why are they labeled type httpd_log_t? Anyways either you allow it using audit2allow or you find a more suitable location and type for these log files > > > -- > selinux mailing list > selinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/selinux -- selinux mailing list selinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/selinux