Gentoo Archives: gentoo-hardened

From: Petre Rodan <petre.rodan@××××××××××××.com>
To: Mike Williams <mike@××××××××.uk>
Cc: gentoo-hardened@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-hardened] invalid context
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2003 13:35:05
Message-Id: 20031104133247.GA21266@peter.rav.local
In Reply to: [gentoo-hardened] invalid context by Mike Williams
1 On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 12:19:35PM +0000, Mike Williams wrote:
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5 > Hello!
6 >
7 > Having a real headache with this new API lark.
8 > Got into all sorts of mess, so basically started from scratch.
9 >
10 > Sorted a normal installation and the followed the quickstart guide word for word.
11 > Worked like a charm up until just after Code listing 1.12.
12 > pam, pwdb, coreutils etc emerge sucessfully. Now, in exactly the same manner as before, I am severely stuck!
13 >
14 > >>> Install logrotate-3.6.5-r1 into /var/tmp/portage/logrotate-3.6.5-r1/image/ category app-admin
15 > man:
16 > prepallstrip:
17 > strip:
18 > strip:
19 > usr/sbin/logrotate
20 > make: Entering directory `/etc/security/selinux/src/policy'
21 > make: Leaving directory `/etc/security/selinux/src/policy'
22 > /usr/sbin/setfiles: read 428 specifications
23 > /usr/sbin/setfiles: invalid context system_u:object_r:file_t on line number 39
24 > /usr/sbin/setfiles: invalid context system_u:object_r:root_t on line number 44
25 > /usr/sbin/setfiles: invalid context system_u:object_r:var_t on line number 49
26 > /usr/sbin/setfiles: invalid context system_u:object_r:catman_t on line number 50
27 > /usr/sbin/setfiles: invalid context system_u:object_r:catman_t on line number 51
28 > /usr/sbin/setfiles: invalid context system_u:object_r:var_yp_t on line number 52
29 > /usr/sbin/setfiles: invalid context system_u:object_r:var_lib_t on line number 53
30 > /usr/sbin/setfiles: invalid context system_u:object_r:var_lib_misc_t on line number 54
31 > /usr/sbin/setfiles: invalid context system_u:object_r:var_lib_nfs_t on line number 55
32 > /usr/sbin/setfiles: invalid context system_u:object_r:tetex_data_t on line number 56
33 > Exiting after 10 errors.
34 > >>> Completed installing into /var/tmp/portage/logrotate-3.6.5-r1/image/
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37 this happened to me too,
38 pls keep in mind that a `make relabel` should be preceded by a `make reload` if you use a selinux-enabled kernel.
39
40 simply reboot in permissive mode,
41 cd /etc/security/selinux/src/policy
42 make reload
43 make relabel
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45
46 bye,
47 peter
48
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50 Petre Rodan
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Re: [gentoo-hardened] invalid context Mike Williams <mike@××××××××.uk>
Re: [gentoo-hardened] invalid context Chris PeBenito <pebenito@g.o>