[CentOS] SELinux Relabeling

[A. Kirillov]

> >  If I perform "matchpathcon  /var/whatever" I still get var_t as
> > its default type. Then again, why it kept the httpd_sys_content_t after the
> > relabel?
> 
> I did the same test on Fedora 10 (which of course is way newer than Centos) 
> and it behaves different (the way I had in mind):  after a relabel thru
> ./autorelabel, all the files & directories I create under /var return to var_t 
> (if there's no override in file_contexts.local).  
> 
> In CentOS 5.3, If I manually change from var_t to something else, when I 
> relabel the filesystem, the file keeps the type I specified (and not the 
> default it should have based on its location). Please if anyone knows why 
> this happens i'd be glad to know.

Read this thread:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-selinux-list/2009-July/msg00141.html

HTH
Sasha