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in the <tt>/etc/selinux/config</tt> file then reboot the system.
in the <code>/etc/selinux/config</code> file then reboot the system.


==Configure Permissive Mode==
==Configure Permissive Mode==
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If you have a suspicion that SELinux may be at the root of your problems, run:
If you have a suspicion that SELinux may be at the root of your problems, run:
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tail -f /var/log/audit/audit.log
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  tail -f /var/log/audit/audit.log
Useful SELinux problem messages can also be found in <code>/var/log/messages</code>:
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  tail -f /var/log/messages
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or:


Then:
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  sealert -a /var/log/audit/audit.log
  sealert -a /var/log/audit/audit.log
 
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You may get an output similar to the following one, which helps diagnose the problem:
You may get an output similar to the following one, which helps diagnose the problem:
 
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  [...]
  [...]
  SELinux is preventing /usr/sbin/httpd from write access on the file manager.node.nodes.lock.
  SELinux is preventing /usr/sbin/httpd from write access on the file manager.node.nodes.lock.
  [...]
  [...]
 
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Then use <tt>audit2allow</tt> to parse the audit logs and generate the SELinux policy to allow a denied operation.
Then use <code>audit2allow</code> to parse the audit logs and generate the SELinux policy to allow a denied operation.
 
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  grep httpd /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow
  grep httpd /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow
 
  #============= httpd_t ==============
  #============= httpd_t ==============
  allow httpd_t httpd_log_t:file write;
  allow httpd_t httpd_log_t:file write;
 
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After you see it, you can write the policy in a file:
After you see it, you can write the policy in a file:


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grep httpd /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mysepolicy
grep httpd /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mysepolicy
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This will generate two files: a binary .pp file and a text .te file. The binary file thus generated can be installed as follows:
This will generate two files: a binary .pp file and a text .te file. The binary file thus generated can be installed as follows:


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semodule -i mysepolicy.pp
semodule -i mysepolicy.pp
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The policy such applies survives a reboot.
The policy so applied survives a reboot.


==Modify and Compile a Policy==
==Modify and Compile a Policy==

Latest revision as of 00:23, 1 January 2024

Internal

How to Find Out Whether SELinux is Enabled

getenforce

If SELinux is enabled, the command will return "Enforcing".

More details can be obtained with:

sestatus

How to Disable Enforcement

Configure:

SELINUX=disabled

in the /etc/selinux/config file then reboot the system.

Configure Permissive Mode

To set SELinux in "permissive" mode at runtime, execute:

setenforce Permissive

but this setting won't survive reboot.

Get the SELinux Security Context for a Directory

ls -lZ <dir>

SELinux Policy Boolean Operations

Listing SELinux Policy Booleans

getsebool -a

Changing SELinux Policy Booleans at Runtime

setsebool rsync_full_access=on

Without specifying anything else, the change does not survive reboot. To make the change permanent across reboots, use -P, which writes all pending values to the policy file on disk.

setsebool -P rsync_full_access=on

Troubleshooting, Diagnosing and Fixing SELinux Problems

If you have a suspicion that SELinux may be at the root of your problems, run:

tail -f /var/log/audit/audit.log

Useful SELinux problem messages can also be found in /var/log/messages:

tail -f /var/log/messages


Then:

sealert -a /var/log/audit/audit.log

You may get an output similar to the following one, which helps diagnose the problem:

[...]
SELinux is preventing /usr/sbin/httpd from write access on the file manager.node.nodes.lock.
[...]

Then use audit2allow to parse the audit logs and generate the SELinux policy to allow a denied operation.

grep httpd /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow

#============= httpd_t ==============
allow httpd_t httpd_log_t:file write;

After you see it, you can write the policy in a file:

grep httpd /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mysepolicy

This will generate two files: a binary .pp file and a text .te file. The binary file thus generated can be installed as follows:

semodule -i mysepolicy.pp

The policy so applied survives a reboot.

Modify and Compile a Policy

The text (.te) file can be manually modified, compiled and installed, as follows. Assuming the text file is similar to:


module mysepolicy 1.0;

require {
        type httpd_log_t;
        type httpd_t;
        type unreserved_port_t;
        class tcp_socket name_bind;
        class dir remove_name;
        class file { write unlink };
        class udp_socket name_bind;
}

#============= httpd_t ==============
allow httpd_t httpd_log_t:dir remove_name;
allow httpd_t httpd_log_t:file unlink;
allow httpd_t httpd_log_t:file write;
allow httpd_t unreserved_port_t:udp_socket name_bind;
allow httpd_t unreserved_port_t:tcp_socket name_bind;

The policy can be compiled:

checkmodule -M -m -o mysepolicy.mod mysepolicy.te

Create the module package:

semodule_package -o  mysepolicy.pp -m mysepolicy.mod 

Install the policy:

semodule -i mysepolicy.pp

Verify that the policy was installed:

semodule -l | grep mysepolicy

Inspect and Adjust SELinux Policy Boolean Values

See:

SELinux Policy Booleans