Re: SELinux and systemd integration

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On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 1:43 AM Petr Lautrbach <plautrba@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Paul Moore <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Amongst Christian's various other SELinux contributions, over the past
> > several years Christian has been working on improving the SELinux
> > integration in systemd.  One of the things that Christian has been
> > working on is revamping the SELinux permissions that systemd uses for
> > unitfile operations, both to resolve problems and generally improve
> > the mapping of permissions to systemd operations.  As this work has
> > been languishing for several years, I would like to see if we can get
> > things "unstuck" by proposing two things:
> >
> > 1. I've provided links to the systemd GH PRs below, but I think it
> > might be helpful if Christian could provide a quick summary of the new
> > permissions, how they map to systemd operations, and how they map to
> > the existing SELinux/systemd permissions with a focus on helping
> > policy developers migrate existing SELinux policies.
> >
> > 2. Given the significance of systemd to modern Linux distributions, I
> > think it might be a good idea if we selected a SELinux "liaison" for
> > the systemd project.  This person, or group of people, would work with
> > the systemd folks to keep the SELinux integration in good working
> > order, review systemd code as necessary, and help represent the
> > SELinux project within systemd.
> >
> > How does that sound to everyone?  If we are in agreement on #2, and
> > assuming he would be willing to help out, I would like to nominate
> > Christian as our SELinux liaison to systemd; any objections?  Anyone
> > else interested in helping out?
>
> I agree with the Christian's nomination.
>
> As for #1, I looked on both, but I have to admit that I had a lack of
> understanding of the problem and so I would need some time to get
> into it. Therefore I postponed it due to other priorities, (but never
> come back). If it's still open I'll focus on it next week.

Thanks.

-- 
paul-moore.com




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