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commit: aa8b3763c5c94be4e0bce63547b89fc73065f667 |
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Author: Sven Vermeulen <sven.vermeulen <AT> siphos <DOT> be> |
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AuthorDate: Thu Apr 5 18:48:26 2012 +0000 |
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Commit: Sven Vermeulen <sven.vermeulen <AT> siphos <DOT> be> |
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CommitDate: Thu Apr 5 18:48:26 2012 +0000 |
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URL: http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/gitweb/?p=proj/hardened-docs.git;a=commit;h=aa8b3763 |
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Add information on XDM and other support |
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--- |
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xml/selinux-faq.xml | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- |
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1 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) |
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diff --git a/xml/selinux-faq.xml b/xml/selinux-faq.xml |
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index 62c2c28..965adca 100644 |
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--- a/xml/selinux-faq.xml |
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+++ b/xml/selinux-faq.xml |
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@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ The FAQ is a collection of solutions found on IRC, mailinglist, forums or |
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elsewhere |
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</abstract> |
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-<version>20</version> |
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-<date>2012-02-26</date> |
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+<version>21</version> |
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+<date>2012-04-05</date> |
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<faqindex> |
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<title>Questions</title> |
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@@ -862,5 +862,35 @@ When enabled, enforcing mode cannot be disabled anymore (until you reboot). |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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+<section id="xdm"> |
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+<title>Logons through xdm (or similar) fail</title> |
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+<body> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+If you log on through xdm, gdm, kdm, slim or any other graphical logon manager, |
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+you might notice in permissive mode that your context is off, and in enforcing |
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+mode that you just cannot log on. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+The reason of this is that PAM needs to be configured to include SELinux |
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+awareness in your session handling: |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<pre caption="Updating pam setting for gdm"> |
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+... |
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+session required pam_loginuid.so |
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+session optional pam_console.so |
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+<i>session optional pam_selinux.so</i> |
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+</pre> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+Replicate the calls towards <path>pam_selinux.so</path> in the various |
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+<path>/etc/pam.d/gdm*</path> files (or similar depending on your graphical |
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+logon manager). |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+</body> |
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+</section> |
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</chapter> |
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</guide> |
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