On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 7:48 PM, Sven Vermeulen <sven.vermeulen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The "Authenticating root." is normal. The execvp error isn't. I get > the following denial, but I don't think this is the cause of the error > (mainly because it worked previously): > > Sep 30 19:44:02 testsys kernel: [20516.783063] type=1400 > audit(1349027042.720:264): avc: denied { entrypoint } for pid=20672 > comm="run_init" path="/sbin/rc-service" dev="vda1" ino=2373161 > scontext=system_u:system_r:initrc_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:bin_t > tclass=file [...] OK so allowing the following fixes the behavior, yet I'm still not aware why and if this additional rule is really a good idea. Of course, without any transition permission, having an entrypoint has no real threats with it, does it? """ allow initrc_t bin_t:file entrypoint; """ Wkr, Sven Vermeulen -- This message was distributed to subscribers of the selinux mailing list. If you no longer wish to subscribe, send mail to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the words "unsubscribe selinux" without quotes as the message.