-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, Apr 04, 2006 at 09:23:25PM -0700, Craig White wrote: > On Tue, 2006-04-04 at 23:15 -0500, Chris Weisiger wrote: > > Who would / Who wouldnt need to run SELinux? > > > > I have linux server at home. Would I need to run SELinux? > > > > What are the advantages of SELinux? > > > > What is the average home user doing? > ---- > it's an extra layer of security. You of course can shut it off or you > can work through any 'blocks' that it creates that keep you from doing > some things. It's up to you. > > It would appear that most on this list shut it off, judging only by the > relatively few SELinux questions on this list. > > I would think that the 'average home user' is more likely to run Fedora > than CentOS because the desktop applications are much newer. When I first started with CentOS, I let it off. Today, I use it on all my machines. If you are only using CentOS on workstations, I would tell you to keep it off. On the other hand, for servers, it does add an extra layer of security. I keep it active on my workstandations, so I can practice for my servers. It is also good to have a single way of running things. All told, once you understand the basics, SELinux is a nice asset. But it is not easy. []s - -- Rodrigo Barbosa <rodrigob at suespammers.org> "Quid quid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur" "Be excellent to each other ..." - Bill & Ted (Wyld Stallyns) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFEM2+4pdyWzQ5b5ckRAtVnAKCkurONRxkW+NofsVlE+et0YyOEewCgu2QK dPhexrNC2d0alboaPkJ5V9Q= =abEv -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----