SELINUX in permissive mode *prevents* write access?

[Jon Stanley]

On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Nelson Strother <xunilarodef at gmail.com> wrote:

> If SELINUX=disabled is set and saved in /etc/selinux/config, after
> reboot no messages about preventing writes appear in /var/log/messages
> when running the same daemons and applications.

These messages are normal if in permissive, and no access is being
denied. These are simply warnings in that case.