NFS, SELinux and firewalls

[Paul Howarth]

Tom Weniger wrote:
> Greetings All,
> 
> I have installed FC6 on my home network and am enjoying the new
> release. Tip of my fedora to the developers.. Job well done!
> 
> What is the status of using NFSv4 with SELinux and firewall enabled? I
> have tried to get it going over my home network but to no avail
> without disabling SELinux and the firewall. Is this problem strictly a
> NFS issue? Has anyone been able to use NFS with SELinux and firewall
> enabled?

SELinux shouldn't be a big issue if you set the appropriate booleans.

See "man nfs_selinux"

You may also be using NIS, in which case also check "man nis_selinux".

Paul.