Re: I am trying to build an MLS livecd.

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On Tue, 2010-05-04 at 14:18 -0400, Daniel J Walsh wrote:
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> On 05/04/2010 12:45 PM, Stephen Smalley wrote:
> > On Tue, 2010-05-04 at 12:34 -0400, Daniel J Walsh wrote:
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> >> But for some reason.  Setfiles is not writing the correct labels to the
> >> livecd, iff the label includes a range with a level not supported on the
> >> host machine.
> >>
> >> grep s15 /tmp/mls.log
> >> sbin/setfiles:  /home matched by
> >> system_u:object_r:home_root_t:s0-s15:c0.c1023
> >> /sbin/setfiles:  /home/liveadmin matched by
> >> staff_u:object_r:user_home_dir_t:s0-s15:c0.c1023
> >> /sbin/setfiles:  /home/liveuser matched by
> >> privuser_u:object_r:user_home_dir_t:s0-s15:c0.c1023
> >>
> >> When I boot the livecd these are all labeled as
> >> unconfined_u:object_r:TYPE:s0.
> >>
> >> Any idea why this would happen?
> >>
> >> Of course these labels are invalid, so the MLS livecd is broken.
> > 
> > Does the same problem occur if the type is undefined in the host policy?
> > IOW, is this a problem with undefined contexts in general or specific to
> > the MLS field?
> > 
> > What output do you get if you run setfiles with -vv?
> > 
> > Could mcstransd be incorrectly mapping the range to s0?
> > 
> 
> 
> I attached the actuall output.  Problem is it takes 1/2 hour to get back
> to this state.
> 
> mcstransd would not be running in the environment.  livecd has a hacked
> out environment that thinks it is running SELinux in enforcing mode.
> 
> /selinux is a big hack and does nothing.

That isn't setfiles -vv output.  We need to know what setfiles thinks it
is setting on the files, not what they turn up as later.  

-- 
Stephen Smalley
National Security Agency


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