Michael Yep wrote:
Bruno Wolff III wrote:
On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 15:23:18 +0200,
Jim Meyering <meyering@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
At first, when I saw that the SELinux-enabled cp provides a new
--context=CTX option, I figured mv should have the same one, since
mv sometimes needs to perform a copy. But a better way to look at
that is to wonder if cp really needs the option. It's for _copying_
after all: preserving, not changing permissions or SELinux "labels".
When I raised the issue on the SELinux mailing list, most agreed that
neither mv nor cp need that option. Of course, regardless of whether
there are new options, mv should always attempt to preserve any existing
SELinux context, and cp should be able to do so, too.
Note that cp doesn't copy (group) ownership and permissions (unmask is
applied) by default. It may make sense to let --preserve and -p control
whether the original context is copied over.
Can you tell me how to join this SELinux mailing list?
see http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/info/list.cfm
Rahul
