RE: FC4 and No logs and Audit-logs

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On Sat, 2005-07-23 at 13:33 +0200, Tomas Larsson wrote:
> Looking in the "/var/logs/audit/audit.log"
> 
> I'll find the following entry:
> type=AVC msg=audit(1122113324.490:351515): avc:  denied  { read } for
> pid=2866 comm="syslogd" name="syslog.conf" dev=dm-0 ino=653814
> scontext=root:system_r:syslogd_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_runtime_t
> tclass=file
> type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1122113324.490:351515): arch=40000003 syscall=5
> success=no exit=-13 a0=2998c6 a1=0 a2=1b6 a3=98f1298 items=1 pid=2866
> auid=0 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0
> comm="syslogd" exe="/sbin/syslogd"
> 
> It seems that syslogd is denied to do its job.
> 
> With best regards
> 
> Tomas Larsson
> Sweden
> 
> Verus Amicus Est Tamquam Alter Idem
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx 
> > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tomas Larsson
> > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 1:12 PM
> > To: 'For users of Fedora Core releases'
> > Subject: RE: FC4 and No logs
> > 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tomas Larsson
> > > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 9:09 AM
> > > To: 'For users of Fedora Core releases'
> > > Subject: RE: FC4 and No logs
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx 
> > > > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> > Thomas Cameron
> > > > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 1:33 AM
> > > > To: For users of Fedora Core releases
> > > > Subject: Re: FC4 and No logs
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On Fri, 2005-07-22 at 21:29 +0200, Tomas Larsson wrote:
> > > > > By some strange reason, the logging seems to have 
> > stopped, boot, 
> > > > > messages, secure etc hasn't logged anything since yesterday.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Anyone got any clues?
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > With best regards
> > > > > 
> > > > > Tomas Larsson
> > > > > Sweden
> > > > > 
> > > > > Verus Amicus Est Tamquam Alter Idem
> > > > 
> > > > That sounds like a potentially bad thing - some cracks involve 
> > > > killing off logging so that the sysadmin can't see what 
> > the bad guy 
> > > > is doing. Are you sure your system isn't
> > > compromised?
> > > > --
> > > > Thomas Cameron, RHCE, CNE, MCSE, MCT
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> > > 
> > > 
> > > Cant think that it's being compromised (you never know, do
> > > you), got it
> > > upp and running same day.
> > > If it is compromised, then there is a serious flaw within FEDORA.
> > > 
> > > My thinking is that I've done something else. Syslogd is
> > > running, so it
> > > must be something else, question is what though.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > With best regards
> > > 
> > > Tomas Larsson
> > > Sweden
> > > 
> > > Verus Amicus Est Tamquam Alter Idem
> > > 
> > 
> > When I do a "service syslog status", I'm getting the 
> > following response Translated to English,
> > 
> > Syslogd is dead, but PID exists
> > Klogd (pid 1512) is running
> > 
> > On the console I'm getting "syslogd:0 /dev/console: permission denied"
> > 
> > I'm starting to think that it might be selinux that has 
> > screwed something up.
> > 
> > With best regards
> > 
> > Tomas Larsson
> > Sweden
> > 
> > Verus Amicus Est Tamquam Alter Idem
> > 
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To test, turn off selinux, reboot then check the logs.
Then file a bug quoting the avc messages above.


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