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Bug 119780

Summary: selinux won't let pppd connect to internet
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Jason <dravet>
Component: policyAssignee: Daniel Walsh <dwalsh>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Ben Levenson <benl>
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Description Jason 2004-04-02 04:07:43 UTC
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Description of problem:
I did a fresh install of FC2T2 and upgraded to the 2.6.4.1-300 kernel.
 I use an actiontec call waiting modem to dial up to the internet. 
When I type in /etc/ppp/ppp-on I get the following selinux message:


Mar 31 22:05:47 excalibur kernel: PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
Mar 31 22:05:47 excalibur pppd[2064]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0
Mar 31 22:05:48 excalibur kernel: audit(1080792348.648:0): avc: 
denied  { write } for  pid=2065 exe=/usr/sbin/pppd name=ppp dev=sdb2
ino=32585 scontext=root:system_r:pppd_t
tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_t tclass=dir
Mar 31 22:05:48 excalibur chat[2065]: Can't get terminal parameters:
Input/output error
Mar 31 22:05:48 excalibur pppd[2064]: Connect script failed
Mar 31 22:05:49 excalibur pppd[2064]: Exit.
Mar 31 22:06:51 excalibur pppd[2069]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0
Mar 31 22:06:51 excalibur kernel: audit(1080792411.532:0): avc: 
denied  { write } for  pid=2068 exe=/usr/sbin/pppd path=/root/error1
dev=sdb2 ino=211031 scontext=root:system_r:pppd_t
tcontext=root:object_r:staff_home_t tclass=file
Mar 31 22:06:52 excalibur kernel: audit(1080792412.543:0): avc: 
denied  { write } for  pid=2070 exe=/usr/sbin/pppd name=ppp dev=sdb2
ino=32585 scontext=root:system_r:pppd_t
tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_t tclass=dir
Mar 31 22:06:52 excalibur kernel: audit(1080792412.548:0): avc: 
denied  { getattr } for  pid=2070 exe=/bin/bash path=/root dev=sdb2
ino=210913 scontext=root:system_r:pppd_t
tcontext=root:object_r:staff_home_dir_t tclass=dir
Mar 31 22:06:52 excalibur chat[2070]: Can't get terminal parameters:
Input/output error
Mar 31 22:06:52 excalibur pppd[2069]: Connect script failed
Mar 31 22:06:53 excalibur pppd[2069]: Exit.


I tried a suggestion I received from the fedora-test forum and now I
get the following message:

Apr  1 21:20:01 excalibur kernel: PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
Apr  1 21:20:01 excalibur pppd[2403]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0
Apr  1 21:20:02 excalibur kernel: audit(1080876002.324:0): avc: 
denied  { execute } for  pid=2404 exe=/bin/bash name=ppp-on-dialer
dev=sdb2 ino=32702 scontext=root:system_r:pppd_t
tcontext=root:object_r:pppd_etc_t tclass=file
Apr  1 21:20:02 excalibur pppd[2403]: Connect script failed
Apr  1 21:20:03 excalibur pppd[2403]: Exit.

I still cannot connect to the internet.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  install FC2T2
2.  setup pppd to dial the internet
3.  try /etc/ppp/ppp-on
    

Actual Results:  I got the error message

Expected Results:  I should be able to connect to the internet.

Additional info:

Comment 1 Jason 2004-04-02 23:14:44 UTC
I just updated to policy-1.9.2-5.noarch.rpm and policy-sources-1.9.2-5
with the same results.

Comment 2 Bill Nottingham 2004-04-05 22:06:01 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 118837 ***

Comment 3 Red Hat Bugzilla 2006-02-21 19:02:20 UTC
Changed to 'CLOSED' state since 'RESOLVED' has been deprecated.