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From: "David F. Madrid" <davidfm@××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-hardened@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-hardened] Problem merging Selinux
Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 22:20:38
Message-Id: 40AE80B4.4040503@nautopia.net
1 Hi list,
2
3 Once installed my system Gentoo with hardened sources I have arrived to
4 a problem a don't know how to solve. Following the instructions of the
5 Gentoo SELinux Quick Start Guide to convert it to Selinux I can't
6 emerge the selinux library. I have followed the steps with the exception
7 I have recompiled the kernel two times to correct a mistake. When I try
8
9 emerge libselinux
10
11 I get this
12
13 >>> Setting SELinux security labels
14 /usr/sbin/setfiles: read 557 specifications
15 /usr/sbin/setfiles: invalid context system_u:object_r:default_t on line
16 number 39
17 /usr/sbin/setfiles: invalid context system_u:object_r:root_t on line
18 number 44
19 /usr/sbin/setfiles: invalid context system_u:object_r:home_root_t on
20 line number 53
21 /usr/sbin/setfiles: invalid context system_u:object_r:user_home_dir_t
22 on line number 54
23 /usr/sbin/setfiles: invalid context system_u:object_r:user_home_t on
24 line number 55
25 /usr/sbin/setfiles: invalid context system_u:object_r:mnt_t on line
26 number 59
27 /usr/sbin/setfiles: invalid context system_u:object_r:var_t on line
28 number 64
29 /usr/sbin/setfiles: invalid context system_u:object_r:catman_t on line
30 number 65
31 /usr/sbin/setfiles: invalid context system_u:object_r:catman_t on line
32 number 66
33 /usr/sbin/setfiles: invalid context system_u:object_r:var_yp_t on line
34 number 67
35 Exiting after 10 errors.
36
37 !!! ERROR: libselinux-1.10/libselinux-1.10 failed.
38 !!! Function dyn_preinst, Line 909, Exitcode 1
39 !!! Failed to set SELinux security labels.
40
41 !!! FAILED preinst: 1
42
43 I can't emerge sync cause I get the following error
44
45 @ERROR: Unknown module 'metadata'
46
47 I don't understand this error , the first one I thought could be caused
48 by merging into a partition with no support to selinux(like tmpfs) but
49 I think my partitions are ok(/usr,/var,/ ext3 fs with security labels).
50 When I make
51
52 emerge -vp libselinux
53
54 I see an incomplete merge of libselinux, sure cause I merged and stopped
55 before finished before recompiling the kernel for first time.
56
57 With all this, has someone an idea of what am I doing wrong?
58
59 Thanks and regards,
60
61 David
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