On Monday 27 November 2006 21:01, Matt Hyclak wrote: >On Mon, Nov 27, 2006 at 07:31:25PM -0500, Gene Heskett enlightened us: >> Greetings; >> >> From the /var/log/cron file: >> >> Nov 27 19:20:01 coyote crond[7220]: Authentication service cannot >> retrieve authentication info >> Nov 27 19:20:01 coyote crond[7220]: CRON (amanda) ERROR: failed to >> open PAM security session: Success >> Nov 27 19:20:01 coyote crond[7220]: CRON (amanda) ERROR: cannot set >> security context >> >> An ls -l of the /home/amanda/.amandahosts file >> rw------- 1 amanda disk 413 Sep 19 10:47 /home/amanda/.amandahosts >> >> And its contents: >> coyote.coyote.den amanda amdump amindexd amidxtaped >> coyote amanda amdump amindexd amidxtaped >> coyote.coyote.den root amdump amindexd amidxtaped >> # gene.coyote.den root amdump amindexd amidxtaped >> # gene root amdump amindexd amidxtaped >> shop.coyote.den root amdump amindexd amidxtaped >> shop root amdump amindexd amidxtaped >> shop.coyote.den amanda amdump amindexd amidxtaped >> shop amanda amdump amindexd amidxtaped >> >> So that *looks* ok. "gene" is powered down ATM. >> >> Now I recall there was something I had to do when switching to the >> newer tcp authentication model, so can someone please show me a list >> of files involved, and their perms? Or a url that shows this? >> >> Thanks. > >"Cannot set security context" points to selinux. You might do some ls > -Z's and check the logs for errors in your selinux config. > Even when selinux is purposely set to permissive? Which I just checked, it is permissive.
Humm, none of the selinux admin utils or troubleshooter's opening of a log file shows more than about a 40% progress bar before they freeze, so I've NDI how to go about using them as an actual troubleshooter. I mean they have to show you a message of some sort, and they are not, all I see are blank screens. Thanks Matt. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2006 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
