4:18 p.m.
Is there a way to set a default set of labels for newly created files
based on file paths or role?
4:55 p.m.
On Thu, Jun 21, 2007 at 16:18:43 -0500,
Bruno Wolff III <bruno(a)wolff.to> wrote:
Is there a way to set a default set of labels for newly created
files
based on file paths or role?
The context of this question is from the point of the user who wants their
files categorized automatically in most cases, based on either the directory
the files are placed in or what role they are running as.
I think the semanage command can be used by system administrators to set
defaults based on path names on behalf of users, but it would be nice if
the users had a bit more control so they didn't have to bug the admins
to set their defaults.
5:01 p.m.
On Thu, Jun 21, 2007 at 16:18:43 -0500,
Bruno Wolff III <bruno(a)wolff.to> wrote:
Is there a way to set a default set of labels for newly created
files
based on file paths or role?
I found information stating the default type comes from the type of the
directory in which the file is created, but my testing indicates that
the categories do not default to that of the directory the file is created
in. They seem to come from your current context. I tried dropping categories
using newrole with the -l option, but it wouldn't let me do that.
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10:15 a.m.
On Fri, 22 Jun 2007, Bruno Wolff III wrote:
On Thu, Jun 21, 2007 at 16:18:43 -0500,
Bruno Wolff III <bruno(a)wolff.to> wrote:
> Is there a way to set a default set of labels for newly created files
> based on file paths or role?
I found information stating the default type comes from the type of the
directory in which the file is created,
Not for MCS labels, though. MCS labels can't currently be applied to
directories, although the potentially could, and then files created under
the directories could receive MCS labels based upon the parent directory
and the creating process. The idea was to keep it as absolutely simple as
possible and for users to explicitly label each object with MCS labels (so
there are no inheritance semantics, for example).
This whole area is under review, and there's been some discussion of using
TE for user labeling (cc'd Karl and Stephen).
- James
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James Morris
<jmorris(a)namei.org>
12:19 p.m.
On Sat, Jun 23, 2007 at 11:15:11 -0400,
James Morris <jmorris(a)namei.org> wrote:
Not for MCS labels, though. MCS labels can't currently be applied to
directories, although the potentially could, and then files created under
the directories could receive MCS labels based upon the parent directory
and the creating process. The idea was to keep it as absolutely simple as
possible and for users to explicitly label each object with MCS labels (so
there are no inheritance semantics, for example).
Thanks for the explanation.
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