>> Will setting to permissive prevent real time threats, or just tell me what happened after the fact of a failure? > > http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2008-March/095637.html Thanks on that Frank. So is there a way I can set SELinux to permissive, and still be secure while using Calc to connect remotely to a MySQL database? Or is there a way to leave SELinux enforced while also using Calc to connect remotely to a MySQL database? _________________________________________________________________ Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008