RE: [CentOS] OpenOffice now automagically works: One last question...

2008-03-09 Thread Therese Trudeau
>>> Therese, the setroubleshoot package mentioned here was installed by >>> default on my system. If you go to that after you have had a failure it >>> generally tells you what it saw as a threat, and what to do about it if >>> it should be allowed. Usually it's just a matter of copy and paste a

RE: [CentOS] OpenOffice now automagically works: One last question...

2008-03-09 Thread Therese Trudeau
>> So is there a way I can set SELinux to permissive, and still >> be secure while using Calc to connect remotely to a MySQL >> database? Or is there a way to >> leave SELinux enforced while also using Calc to connect >> remotely to a MySQL database? > > Sure, there is iptables (firewall). >

RE: [CentOS] OpenOffice now automagically works: One last question...

2008-03-09 Thread Therese Trudeau
>> I'll study up on it. Can you reccomend a good URL or reading material for >> setroubleshoot? > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux Thanks, I'll check it out. _ Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. http://www.wi

Re: [CentOS] OpenOffice now automagically works: One last question...

2008-03-07 Thread Anne Wilson
On Friday 07 March 2008 19:58:52 Frank Cox wrote: > On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:45:00 + > > Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm no expert on this, Therese, but I doubt the advice you've been given > > that setting to permissive is the same as having it disabled. > > http://fedoraproject.o

Re: [CentOS] OpenOffice now automagically works: One last question...

2008-03-07 Thread Frank Cox
On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:45:00 + Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm no expert on this, Therese, but I doubt the advice you've been given that > setting to permissive is the same as having it disabled. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux/Troubleshooting -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melvi

Re: [CentOS] OpenOffice now automagically works: One last question...

2008-03-07 Thread Frank Cox
On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:46:02 -0500 Therese Trudeau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'll study up on it. Can you reccomend a good URL or reading material for > setroubleshoot? http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sask ~ http://www.melvilletheatre.com

Re: [CentOS] OpenOffice now automagically works: One last question...

2008-03-07 Thread Anne Wilson
On Friday 07 March 2008 19:21:06 Therese Trudeau wrote: > > Therese, the setroubleshoot package mentioned here was installed by > > default on my system. If you go to that after you have had a failure it > > generally tells you what it saw as a threat, and what to do about it if > > it should be a

RE: [CentOS] OpenOffice now automagically works: One last question...

2008-03-07 Thread Therese Trudeau
>> So is there a way I can set SELinux to permissive, and still be secure while >> using Calc to connect remotely to a MySQL database? > > There is a difference between "running selinux in enforcing mode" and "being > secure". The second does not necessarily require or originate from the first.

RE: [CentOS] OpenOffice now automagically works: One last question...

2008-03-07 Thread Ross S. W. Walker
Therese Trudeau wrote: > >> Will setting to permissive prevent real time threats, or > just tell me what happened after the fact of a failure? > > > > http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2008-March/095637.html > > Thanks on that Frank. > > So is there a way I can set SELinux to permissive,

Re: [CentOS] OpenOffice now automagically works: One last question...

2008-03-07 Thread Frank Cox
On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:37:14 -0500 Therese Trudeau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So is there a way I can set SELinux to permissive, and still be secure while > using Calc to connect remotely to a MySQL database? There is a difference between "running selinux in enforcing mode" and "being secure".

RE: [CentOS] OpenOffice now automagically works: One last question...

2008-03-07 Thread Therese Trudeau
>> Will setting to permissive prevent real time threats, or just tell me what >> happened after the fact of a failure? > > http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2008-March/095637.html Thanks on that Frank. So is there a way I can set SELinux to permissive, and still be secure while using C

Re: [CentOS] OpenOffice now automagically works: One last question...

2008-03-07 Thread Frank Cox
On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:21:06 -0500 Therese Trudeau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Will setting to permissive prevent real time threats, or just tell me what > happened after the fact of a failure? http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2008-March/095637.html -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sas

RE: [CentOS] OpenOffice now automagically works: One last question...

2008-03-07 Thread Therese Trudeau
> Therese, the setroubleshoot package mentioned here was installed by default > on > my system. If you go to that after you have had a failure it generally tells > you what it saw as a threat, and what to do about it if it should be allowed. > > Usually it's just a matter of copy and paste

Re: [CentOS] OpenOffice now automagically works: One last question...

2008-03-07 Thread Anne Wilson
On Friday 07 March 2008 17:05:22 Therese Trudeau wrote: > > To view what selinux is complaining about you may want to install > > the setroubleshoot package from yum and view what it is complaining > > about exactly. It will also give you suggestions on how to fix the > > selinux complaints. > > OK

Re: [CentOS] OpenOffice now automagically works: One last question...

2008-03-07 Thread Alex White
On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 12:05:22 -0500 Therese Trudeau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> took out a #2 pencil and scribbled: > > >> I tried re enabling SELinux and OO won't start, so I assume > >> that I must have SE Linux disabled in order for OpenOffice to > >> run - is this correct? > >> > >> if correct, is the

Re: [CentOS] OpenOffice now automagically works: One last question...

2008-03-07 Thread Frank Cox
On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:05:22 -0500 Therese Trudeau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK Thanks. I'm wondering if a secure alternative would be to run SELinux in > permissive mode instead of disabled? Permissive Mode is the same as Disabled Mode, except that selinux will log stuff for you. -- MELV

RE: [CentOS] OpenOffice now automagically works: One last question...

2008-03-07 Thread Therese Trudeau
>> I tried re enabling SELinux and OO won't start, so I assume that >> I must have SE Linux disabled in order for OpenOffice to run - is >> this correct? >> >> if correct, is there a way I can still keep my system secure and >> run OpenOffice 2.3? > > You do not have to keep selinux disabled. Yo

Re: [CentOS] OpenOffice now automagically works: One last question...

2008-03-07 Thread Alex White
On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 09:46:56 -0500 Therese Trudeau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> took out a #2 pencil and scribbled: > I tried re enabling SELinux and OO won't start, so I assume that > I must have SE Linux disabled in order for OpenOffice to run - is > this correct? > > if correct, is there a way I can sti

RE: [CentOS] OpenOffice now automagically works: One last question...

2008-03-07 Thread Therese Trudeau
>>> Well, I have. For third-party applications installed to some obscure >>> places in opt/, and not included in the PATH :oD >>> >>> I bet my whole Aretha Franklin CD collection that adding the correct >>> path will solve the problem. >>> >>> Therese: open a Terminal, su - to root (which mean