SELinux Instructions

[Miroslav Grepl]

Matej Cepl wrote:
> Peter Joseph, Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:03:35 -0700:
>   
>> Where can I find information explaining the above?
>>     
>
> Search for PAM configuration on Google. This has actually absolutely 
> nothing to do with SELinux ;-).
>
>   
>> firewall
>>     
>
> SELinux is not firewall and it is not intended as replacement of thereof.
>
>   
>> reasonable learning curve, the users are presented with this monstrous
>> security system understood only by full-blown programmers.  Is there a
>> way of learning SELinux without the computer science degree prerequisit?
>>     
>
> Normal user is not supposed to understand SELinux, it should just work 
> for him (or he can file bugs). If you want to fiddle with it, then you 
> should know what you are doing.
>
> If you want to learn stuff, then the best source I found was "SELinux 
> User Guide" (http://docs.fedoraproject.org/selinux-user-guide/) and 
> probably even better "SELinux by Example" (http://www.amazon.com/SELinux-
> Example-Security-Enhanced-Development/dp/0131963694/) ... it is slightly 
> dated, but it leads you very nicely from simple to hights which are 
> unsurmountable for regular human beings.
>
> Best,
>
> Matěj
>
>   
And what I really recommend you is also Dan Walsh's LiveJournal about 
SELinux. There is a lot of useful information that can help you with 
understanding of SELinux.

Look at http://danwalsh.livejournal.com/


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