Constance Morris wrote: > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of m.roth@xxxxxxxxx > Constance Morris wrote: >> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of m.roth@xxxxxxxxx >> Constance Morris wrote: >>> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of m.roth@xxxxxxxxx >>> Constance Morris wrote: >>>> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of m.roth@xxxxxxxxx >>>> Constance Morris wrote: >>>>> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alfred >>>>> Hovdestad On 09/05/13 02:15 PM, Constance Morris wrote: >>>>> >> <snip> >>>>>Oh, two other things: first, is selinux enabled (enter getenforce)? >>>> >>>> Checked and it is enforced >>> <snip> >>> AAAARRRRGHGHGHGHGHGHGHH!!!!!!!!!!!! >>> >>> Ok, a *whole* new problem, which maybe throws everything else out the >>> window. >>> >>> Look at their home directories again, but this time do ll -Z >>> /var/www/whatever. Betcha they're something like unconfined_t, or >>> default_t, or maybe even not labeled. Check /var/log/messages for >>> sealert messages. And if you *don't* have any, then you need to see >>> if >>> setroubleshoot\* is installed. If not, install them (server and >>> plugins), and make sure auditd is on. Then you'll see complaints. Run >>> what's in messages, which will be of the form "setroubleshoot: >>> SELinux is preventing /usr/bin/updatedb from read access on the >>> directory /public/apps/.gem. For complete SELinux messages. run >>> sealert -l 20085a91-0ea5-4794-a7c8-b6e975c27ed4". Run the sealert, >>> and *maybe* the message will be helpful. It's sometimes only barely, >>> to me, and I've been fighting to shut selinux up in the logs for years >>> now. >>> >>> If you thought *Nix sysadmin was complicated, wait till you begin to >>> look at selinux (which, btw, was written by the NSA, for real). >>> >>> It shows the following: >>> user_u:object_r:httpd_sys_content_t:s0 >> >> Ok, that *should* work. >>> >>> so no unconfined_t or default_t >>> >>> There is no 'sealert' messages inside the message log. >>> >>> 'setroubleshoot' is not installed. It says there are 23 packages to >>> install if I install it....if that okay? >>> I don't want to cause any additional problems on the system right now. >> >> Install it, last week if not sooner. If you've got selinux enabled, >> and you don't have that, you're asking for a world of hurt, things >> like random denials or failures with no idea why. >> >> Are there entries in /var/log/audit/audit.log? Is auditd running? > >> P.S. I went back over what you said and ran the: run sealert -l >> 20085a91-0ea5-4794-a7c8-b6e975c27ed4 >> And got " failed to connect to server: No such file or directory" >> If I run just 'sealert' - I get: could not attach to desktop process > > Ok... several questions: first, you didn't copy *mine*, did you? You got > one out of your /var/log/messages? Second, you ran it from a command line, > on the machine, correct? <looks at the manpage> Ok, I guess you can run it > from the GUI, but if you're not on the console, you have to have X > forwarding enabled in sshd, and then log in from a system running X with > ssh -X or ssh -Y. > > I do most of what I do, as do most sysadmins I know, from the command > line. > > Mark, > You want a good laugh.....I did copy yours. Oops. > I do not see any sealert info in the messages log. Do I need to run or > rather start sealer? Nope. If auditd is running, that's all you need. If you see no sealerts in /var/log/messages, or AVCs in /var/log/audit/audit.log, be happy. The messages are for specific AVCs on *your* system, they're not generic. > There is no GUI for this server - it's all command line. > X11Forwarding is showing 'yes' in the sshd_config file. > What is ssh -X or ssh -Y......would a system running X be like putty? > I don't think so. I think you need something like Citrix, or the mks toolkit, or something like that, if you're on WinDoze. mark -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list