/var/log/messages - kernel: audit(1107868785.573:0): avc: denied { getattr }

lothario · 02-08-2005, 07:42 AM

Noticed this message in /var/log/messages

Quote:

Feb 8 05:19:45 localhost kernel: audit(1107868785.573:0): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=4126 exe=/usr/bin/mysql path=/etc/my.cnf dev=hda1 ino=136043 scontext=user_u:system_r:httpd_sys_script_t tcontext=system_u : object_r:mysqld_etc_t tclass=file

The above entry shows up in /var/log/messages
everytime this shell script is executed

Code:

mysql -h hostNAME  -u UserNAME    databaseNAME  <  input.txt   >    output.txt

What does the log message mean?
What needs to be fixed?

Capt_Caveman · 02-08-2005, 02:01 PM

Are you using a distro with SELinux support? It looks like a kernel message informing you that the SELinux security facility denied access to mySQL.

lothario · 02-10-2005, 04:24 AM

Yep, that is what it was.