SELinux survey (was RE: Stupid F7 boot loop)

[Karl Larsen]

Tim wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-08-29 at 12:02 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
>   
>>     Once about Fedora Core 4 I noticed Selinux was there and I turned
>> it on. I began to have odd problems. Things stopped working. I
>> discovered how to turn it off and all problems stopped.
>>
>>     Since then I always turn it off during installation. Right after I
>> refuse to give Grub a password :-) 
>>     
>
> This is really akin to:  Yesterday I found it very hard to unlock my
> front door with the key, so now I never lock the door.
>
> I leave SELinux on.  I've modified a few things where necessary.  If a
> package update has caused a SELinux problem, I tend to err on reverting
> to the prior version, until the fault is fixed.  About the only time I
> turn it off is to test something.
>
> I do use a GRUB password.  I've set my system so that you can boot Linux
> without it, but you can't change parameters, or boot my computer without
> Linux (the boot sequence only include the hard drive, there's a password
> locked entry in grub.conf to boot from a floppy).  Naturally, you'll
> need a password to log into Linux, all that anyone else can do is reboot
> or shutdown from the login screen.  It'll stop shenanigans from
> nuisances, anyone who wants to cause me problems will have to open the
> box and reset the BIOS settings, or swap hard drives.  That's not
> something you can do easily, quickly, or without being noticed.
>
>   
    Tim we have two different computers. Mine is in the study and it has 
tags stuck on the monitor with my passwords I use often.  I turn the 
computer off at night and when turned on it boots right up to 
Thunderbird mail.

    Yours is at a business where strangers can find there way. And might 
want to do your computer harm. I have a DSL modem with a 4 port router 
that has a great hardware firewall. No-one has ever got through it in 
several years.

    My computers are safe at home.



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	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
	Linux User
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