Interesting error emitted by gparted

[jd1008]

On 10/21/2015 03:57 PM, Cameron Simpson wrote:
> On 21Oct2015 13:21, jd1008 <jd1008 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> # gparted
>> Failed to execute operation: Access denied
>> ======================
>> libparted : 3.2
>> ======================
>>
>> I did not perform any operations, and no operations were pending.
>> There are 3 drives: sda sdb sdc
>>
>> Selecting File->quit
>>
>> belches out
>> Failed to execute operation: Access denied
>>
>> Can anyone shed some light on this?
>
> selinux?
>
> Does strace shed any light on what it was doing just before the error?
>
> Cheers,
> Cameron Simpson <cs at zip.com.au>
See strace output at
https://www.sendspace.com/file/lo83pz