[CentOS] echo 0> /selinux/enforce

[Wes James]

On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 3:28 PM, John R Pierce <pierce at hogranch.com> wrote:

> On 11/5/2013 2:15 PM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote:
> > Wes James wrote:
> >> >When does echo 0 > /selinux/inforce need to be used?  I.e., where is
> >> >selinux enforcing itself on the system to protect it?  When I do yum
> >> >install of some package, it seems to work (not being blocked).  When
> would
> >> >doing something not work because selinux is watching it (or whatever
> that
> >> >process is doing)?
> >> >
> > It changes selinux mode from enforcing to permissive, which means it
> still
> > complains, but lets the processes run anyway.
>
> the most common scenario for selinux problems is when you change default
> locations for something, for instance, putting a postgresql database
> cluster on a different path than /var/lib/postgresql/x.y/data, or have
> users with home directories other than /home/$USER
>
> if you do something like this and get weird errors, you can set selinux
> to permissive, and see your thing works.  if so, analyze the selinux
> error logs to see what corrective action you need (typically, relabeling
> the unusual location for whatever it is).
>
>
>
OK.  Thanks.

-wes