Re: Firefox flash plugin

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On Sat, 2006-04-01 at 10:16 -0300, Mariano López Reta wrote:
> On Sat, 2006-04-01 at 09:08 -0400, Jacques B. wrote:
> > Disable SELinux, and it will install.  Then re-enable it (if you wish
> > to use it).  I had to do that both at home and at work to install the
> > plugin.  Otherwise it was doing exactly as you have experienced.
> > 
> 
> Thanks Jacques! I disabled SELinux and it just started working, even
> without reloading Firefox!
> 
> What's with SELinux? I think this is getting paranoid... I feel safe
> enough with my two firewalls (one on the router and iptables). Will keep
> SELinux disabled.

SELinux has nothing to do with firewalls and the presence of a firewall
doesnt alleviate the risks that SELinux tries to prevent.
http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/selinux-faq-fc5/. In many occasions these
programs represent flaws that SELinux detects. You are shooting the
messenger.  

Rahul


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