error: ssh_selinux_getctxbyname: Failed to get default SELinux security context

[Daniel J Walsh]

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On 09/30/2010 10:18 AM, imsand at puzzle.ch wrote:
> another interesting thing is the following:
> (seen with the debug option in pam_selinux)
> 
> assuming that the linux user is mat and the corresponding selinux user is
> mat_u. during ssh login this happens:
> 
> Sep 30 16:09:49 testsrv sshd[4328]: pam_selinux(sshd:session): Open Session
> Sep 30 16:09:49 testsrv sshd[4328]: pam_selinux(sshd:session): Open Session
> Sep 30 16:09:49 testsrv sshd[4328]: pam_selinux(sshd:session): Username=
> mat SELinux User = mat_u Level= (null)
> Sep 30 16:09:49 testsrv  sshd[4328]: pam_selinux(sshd:session): set mat
> security context to mat_u:staff_r:staff_t
> Sep 30 16:09:49 testsrv sshd[4328]: pam_selinux(sshd:session): set mat key
> creation context to mat_u:staff_r:staff_t
> 
> As we can see, the user mapping works as desired and the new choosen
> context should be all right => mat_u:staff_r:staff_t.
> 
> But then, when I do an id -Z after successful login, the shell's context
> is context=user_u:user_r:user_t.
> 
> Very strange....
> 
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> 
You got me.  If you create the mat_u user and login does the pam_selinux
session look different?

Why don't you ask on the upstream selinux list.  More sles experience is
probably there that is not monitoring this list.
 <selinux at tycho.nsa.gov>

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