F13: SELinux is preventing /usr/bin/updatedb "read" access on My Documents

[Daniel J Walsh]

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On 10/01/2010 10:32 AM, Dan Thurman wrote:
> I get this often too, how to fix?
> 
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> Summary:
> 
> SELinux is preventing /usr/bin/updatedb "read" access on My Documents.
> 
> Detailed Description:
> 
> SELinux denied access requested by updatedb. It is not expected that
> this access
> is required by updatedb and this access may signal an intrusion attempt.
> It is
> also possible that the specific version or configuration of the
> application is
> causing it to require additional access.
> 
> Allowing Access:
> 
> You can generate a local policy module to allow this access - see FAQ
> (http://docs.fedoraproject.org/selinux-faq-fc5/#id2961385) Please file a bug
> report.
> 
> Additional Information:
> 
> Source Context                system_u:system_r:locate_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
> Target Context                system_u:object_r:samba_share_t:s0
> Target Objects                My Documents [ lnk_file ]
> Source                        updatedb
> Source Path                   /usr/bin/updatedb
> Port                          <Unknown>
> Host                          host.domain.com
> Source RPM Packages           mlocate-0.22.4-1.fc13
> Target RPM Packages
> Policy RPM                    selinux-policy-3.7.19-57.fc13
> Selinux Enabled               True
> Policy Type                   targeted
> Enforcing Mode                Enforcing
> Plugin Name                   catchall
> Host Name                     host.domain.com
> Platform                      Linux host.domain.com
> 2.6.34.6-54.fc13.i686 #1 SMP
>                               Sun Sep 5 17:52:31 UTC 2010 i686 i686
> Alert Count                   130
> First Seen                    Thu 30 Sep 2010 03:43:09 AM PDT
> Last Seen                     Fri 01 Oct 2010 03:37:52 AM PDT
> Local ID                      4ee4e27f-095e-4186-a718-dfeb6cb22169
> Line Numbers
> 
> Raw Audit Messages
> 
> node=host.domain.com type=AVC msg=audit(1285929472.607:103678): avc:
> denied  { read } for  pid=22716 comm="updatedb"
> name=4D7920446F63756D656E7473 dev=sdc3 ino=83907
> scontext=system_u:system_r:locate_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
> tcontext=system_u:object_r:samba_share_t:s0 tclass=lnk_file
> 
> node=host.domain.com type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1285929472.607:103678):
> arch=40000003 syscall=12 success=no exit=-13 a0=9e9c8f9 a1=bfe5b6f0
> a2=bfe5b8e4 a3=bfe5b6f0 items=0 ppid=22709 pid=22716 auid=0 uid=0 gid=0
> euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=(none) ses=6602
> comm="updatedb" exe="/usr/bin/updatedb"
> subj=system_u:system_r:locate_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 key=(null)
> 
> 
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> 
Did you relabel your homedir as samba_share_t?
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