[CentOS] bind vs. bind-chroot

Thu Apr 13 15:40:45 UTC 2017
Valeri Galtsev <galtsev at kicp.uchicago.edu>

On Thu, April 13, 2017 3:05 am, Nicolas Kovacs wrote:
> Le 13/04/2017 à 04:27, Robert Moskowitz a écrit :
>> But make sure to have SELinux enabled if you do not run it chrooted.
>>
>> I have mine running that way.
>
> I bluntly admit not using SELinux, because until now, I mainly used more
> bone-headed systems that didn't implement it. Maybe this is the right
> time to get started.

Another alternative with at least same level of security, though not
giving me any trouble I hear people sometimes have with SELinux is to run
services in separate jails (or other containers) - with base system
mounted inside jail read-only (I use FreeBSD jails - apologies for
mentioning, but Linux experts here can suggest fair Linux equivalent).

Valeri

>
> I understand there's a wealth of information about SELinux. Any
> recommendations for a newbie-friendly primer? I don't mind to RTFM, even
> extensive documentation, but I prefer stuff that's well-written.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Niki
>
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