Hi,
On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 12:43, nate centos@linuxpowered.net wrote:
so maybe I should disable SELinux and be done with it.
That's what I'd suggest too. SELinux isn't even installed on any of the systems I manage(roughly 350). Not worth the trouble.
That's a very bad advice.
SELinux is very useful as a security measure in Linux, and since RHEL5 (and CentOS 5) it has reached a good balance in terms of usability vs. security. I admit that making it work under the previous versions was very tricky, but with CentOS 5 it just works.
Of course you eventually have to tweak it to make it work for 3rd party programs (such as in the OP's case). In that case, this page may help you do it: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SELinux
SELinux is certainly complex and there is a steep learning curve, but it's certainly worth learning how to use it and keeping it enabled.
Filipe