Re: SELinux & Redhat

On May 6, 2005, at 11:23 AM, Tom Lane wrote:

> Jeff - <threshar(at)torgo(dot)978(dot)org> writes:
>
>> Eventually we found it was SELinux was preventing pg_dump from
>> producing output.
>>
>
> That's a new one on me. Why was it doing that --- mislabeling on
> the pg_dump executable, or what?
>

We've got a stock CentOS 4 install
I nabbed the rpms I mentioned (8.0.2) (-rw-r--r-- 1 root root
2955126 May 4 11:51 postgresql-8.0.2-1PGDG.i686.rpm & company)

from /etc/selinux/targeted/contexts/files/file_contexts I see

file_contexts:/usr/bin/pg_dump --
system_u:object_r:postgresql_exec_t
file_contexts:/usr/bin/pg_dumpall --
system_u:object_r:postgresql_exec_t

Syslog logs:

May 6 09:01:25 starslice kernel: audit(1115384485.559:0): avc:
denied { execute_no_trans } for pid=4485 exe=/bin/bash path=/usr/
bin/pg_dump dev=sda3 ino=5272966
scontext=user_u:system_r:postgresql_t
tcontext=system_u:object_r:postgresql_exec_t tclass=file

SELinux is on and under system-config-securitylevel's selinux tab,
"SELinux Protection services" disable postgresql is not clicked.

When I run pg_dump w/these settings the following happens running
pg_dump (.broken is hte original file from the rpm)

bash-3.00$ /usr/bin/pg_dump.broken planet
bash-3.00$

Stracing it I get
....
write(1, "file_pkey; Type: CONSTRAINT; Sch"..., 4096) = 4096
write(1, "\n-- Name: userprofile_pkey; Type"..., 4096) = 4096
write(1, "_idx_1 OWNER TO planet;\n\n--\n-- N"..., 4096) = 4096
rt_sigaction(SIGPIPE, {SIG_IGN}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0
send(3, "X\0\0\0\4", 5, 0) = 5
rt_sigaction(SIGPIPE, {SIG_DFL}, {SIG_IGN}, 8) = 0
close(3) = 0
write(1, "me: top3_cmtcount_idx; Type: IND"..., 3992) = 3992
munmap(0xb7df0000, 4096) = 0
exit_group(0) = ?

and what is interesting is it seems only sometimes things get logged
to syslog about the failure.

If I copy the file (not mv) it will work (possibly due to xattrs
being set?)

and if I disable pg checking, (or selinux all together) it works.

COOL, HUH?

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