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Old 12-02-2013, 09:45 PM   #16
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this was the output of audit2why

#============= named_t ==============
allow named_t sysctl_vm_t:dir search;


Its not the file selinux permissions its the dir.
 
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this was the output of audit2why

#============= named_t ==============
allow named_t sysctl_vm_t:dir search;


Its not the file selinux permissions its the dir.
That's right, but /proc/sys/vm has no context either:
Code:
$ ls -Zd /proc/sys/vm
dr-xr-xr-x root root ?                                /proc/sys/vm/
/proc/sys has system_ubject_r:sysctl_t:s0, not sysctl_vm_t.
 
  


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