i am logging on local machine directly and if i put msl in permissive mode
it will just generate logs for the policy violation which is expected in
permissive but if i am unable to use mls in enforcing mode then it is quit
wrong behavior

On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 1:27 AM, Harry Waddell <[email protected]>
wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Oct 2016 10:17:27 -0400
> Stephen Smalley <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On 10/26/2016 03:47 AM, Kashif ali wrote:
> > > Hi
> > >    Hope you're fine i know your busy but i need your little time if you
> > > can manage that will be great for me.
> > > i'm facing an issue in MLS Policy of Selinux when i relabel the system
> > > and reboot it it won't allow me to login(i'm signing in my machine ) i
> > > used these commands
> > >  * set the selinux to enforcing
> > >  * touch ./autorelabel for relabeling the system
> > >  * and then reboot the system and it won't allow me to login
> > >
> > > Kindly help in this problem because i'm stuck in it for a while and it
> > > will be very greatful. Thanks
> >
> > Generally it is a good idea to first bring up the system in permissive
> > when switching to MLS, and check that there are no residual denials or
> > other SELinux errors that need to be addressed before putting it into
> > enforcing mode.  We would need to see the actual error messages to help
> > debug further.  And it would help to specify your specific distribution
> > and version.
> >
>
> Agreed. At this point, I think the only recourse for Kashif is to
> boot the system into rescue mode, e.g. using the install dvd,
> mount the filesystem, and edit the /etc/sysconfig/selinux file to
> change enforcing to permissive.
>
> Saying "it won't allow me to login" is too vague. Is "me" root?
> Is login from the console of via ssh? It could be that a boolean
> needs to be changed, but that's just speculation at this point.
> Once it's in permissive mode, hopefully the problem will be somewhat
> obvious.
>
>
>
>
>
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