I did this: /etc/init.d/postgresql stop rm -rf /var/lib/pgsql/data /etc/init.d/postgresql start When PgSQL was launched, i got this: Apr 14 22:47:52 demo kernel: audit(1113544072.328:0): avc: denied { read } for pid=3042 exe=/bin/cp name=config dev=hda2 ino=1212848 scontext=root:system_r:postgresql_t tcontext=user_u:object_r:selinux_config_t tclass=file Apr 14 22:47:52 demo kernel: audit(1113544072.334:0): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=3042 exe=/bin/cp path=/etc/selinux/config dev=hda2 ino=1212848 scontext=root:system_r:postgresql_t tcontext=user_u:object_r:selinux_config_t tclass=file # rpm -q selinux-policy-targeted selinux-policy-targeted-1.23.10-5 # rpm -q postgresql postgresql-8.0.2-2 SELinux is on permissive setting. -- Florin Andrei http://florin.myip.org/