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Troubleshoot an SELinux Denial

A service that worked when its developer ran it by hand refuses to start under systemd, and the permissions are fine. Find the AVC record, read who was refused what, decide on the right repair and get the service running with SELinux still enforcing.

  • Intermediate
  • 30 min
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  • You run the commands yourself
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In this moduleIdentity and Access

  1. Special Permissions: setuid, setgid, and the Sticky Bit30 min
  2. Password Ageing and Account Expiry25 min
  3. SELinux Port Labels and Booleans30 min
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