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Thomas Eschenbacher wrote: |
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> Chris PeBenito wrote: |
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>> [...] |
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>> Unfortunately this is your problem: |
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>> |
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>>> kernel "2.6.14-hardened-r5", |
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>>> XFS as root filesystem |
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>> please see: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=gentoo-hardened&m=113433863728029&w=2 |
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>> XFS should be fixed in 2.6.16. |
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> Thanks for your quick reply! |
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> So it seems that I have the following options: |
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> A) wait some weeks (or months?) until 2.6.16-hardened is out, run in |
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> permissive mode meanwhile. |
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> B) take the sources of kernel 2.6.16-rc6, apply the SELinux patch |
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> against it and replace the "fs/xfs" directory of my old |
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> 2.6.14-hardened-r5 source tree with the one from the new version. Will |
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> this "backport" work, is this compatible? |
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> C) switch to a different filesystem. My only options seem to be: |
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> 1. ext2/ext3 -> I hate running e2fsck, no options. |
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> 2. reiserfs -> officially unsupported for SELinux |
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> 3. XFS -> obviously doesn't work in this version |
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> 4. JFS -> any experience? |
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Yes. Avoid JFS under GNU/Linux this like the plague. |
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> Any suggestions or other alternatives? |
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I'd A or C1. |
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> Thomas |
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