Here is the original post: This is a recently installed/patched F11 system. It was a fresh install to one disk leaving my home directory untouched on another disk. Today, I installed exim and removed sendmail via yum at the command line. I am using the same exim.conf file that I had used with F10 after having compared it to the original one. I am now receiving the following message when I attempt to retrieve mail from my ISP: Jul 12 14:26:36 flinux setroubleshoot: SELinux is preventing exim (exim_t) "getattr" boot_t. For complete SELinux messages. run sealert -l e699bb55-c0dc-4bbf-a57e-3d82d6dadcad sealert -l e699bb55-c0dc-4bbf-a57e-3d82d6dadcad Summary: SELinux is preventing exim (exim_t) "getattr" boot_t. Detailed Description: SELinux denied access requested by exim. It is not expected that this access is required by exim and this access may signal an intrusion attempt. It is also possible that the specific version or configuration of the application is causing it to require additional access. Allowing Access: You can generate a local policy module to allow this access - see FAQ (http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/selinux-faq-fc5/#id2961385) Or you can disable SELinux protection altogether. Disabling SELinux protection is not recommended. Please file a bug report (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi) against this package. Additional Information: Source Context unconfined_u:system_r:exim_t:s0 Target Context system_u:object_r:boot_t:s0 Target Objects /boot [ dir ] Source exim Source Path /usr/sbin/exim Port <Unknown> Host flinux Source RPM Packages exim-4.69-10.fc11 Target RPM Packages filesystem-2.4.21-1.fc11 Policy RPM selinux-policy-3.6.12-62.fc11 Selinux Enabled True Policy Type targeted MLS Enabled True Enforcing Mode Enforcing Plugin Name catchall Host Name flinux Platform Linux flinux 2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i686.PAE #1 SMP Tue Jun 16 23:19:53 EDT 2009 i686 athlon Alert Count 289 First Seen Sun Jul 12 14:22:12 2009 Last Seen Sun Jul 12 14:23:53 2009 Local ID e699bb55-c0dc-4bbf-a57e-3d82d6dadcad Line Numbers Raw Audit Messages node=flinux type=AVC msg=audit(1247433833.210:331): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=2508 comm="exim" path="/boot" dev=sda1 ino=2 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:exim_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:boot_t:s0 tclass=dir node=flinux type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1247433833.210:331): arch=40000003 syscall=195 success=no exit=-13 a0=bfa2e2c2 a1=bfa2e6b8 a2=b7dbfff4 a3=0 items=0 ppid=2447 pid=2508 auid=500 uid=93 gid=93 euid=93 suid=93 fsuid=93 egid=93 sgid=93 fsgid=93 tty=(none) ses=1 comm="exim" exe="/usr/sbin/exim" subj=unconfined_u:system_r:exim_t:s0 key=(null) Frank On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 8:02 AM, Daniel J Walsh<dwalsh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 07/13/2009 08:24 AM, Frank Chiulli wrote: >> I realized that just before I received your email and did post to >> fedora-list. My mistake and thanks for the heads up. >> >> Frank >> >> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 5:22 AM, David JM Emmett<me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Don't mean to be completely rude but doesn't this belong on a support >>> forum? >>> >>> On Mon, 2009-07-13 at 05:17 -0700, Frank Chiulli wrote: >>>> Didar, >>>> Mail is arriving. I just get one SELinux message for every mail message. >>>> >>>> I agree...exim should not be referencing /boot AFAIK. But I'm not an expert. >>>> >>>> Frank >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 2:14 AM, Didar Hossain<didar.hossain@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 5:41 AM, Frank Chiulli<frankc.fedora@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>> Thomas, >>>>>> Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately it did not work. I'm still >>>>>> getting the same error. >>>>>> >>>>>> Frank >>>>> Is Exim not executing it's job as it is supposed to - as in delivery >>>>> of mail is hampered by this error? >>>>> >>>>> I am no SELinux or Exim expert, but, AFAIK the "/boot" directory is >>>>> not supposed to be related to the regular functioning of Exim. >>>>> >>>>> Didar >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Fedora-infrastructure-list mailing list >>>> Fedora-infrastructure-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-infrastructure-list >>> >> > I am missing the first email in this chain. What AVC are you seeing from exim when mail arrives? > -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines