On 04/30/2013 05:01 PM, Dave Green wrote:
> Starting Shorewall using systemctl fails with the error message as 
> below. Starting from command line succeeds. I've tried changing the 
> permissions on the /var/lib/shorewall folder to 777 but no change. The 
> temp file isn't present after the error so I don't know if the 
> permission issue is related to that. Selinux is disabled.
> 
> I'm new to FC18 and systemctl so apologies if this is not a Shorewall 
> issue as such, but I can't see where to go next.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> shorewall.service - Shorewall IPv4 firewall
>        Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/shorewall.service; enabled)
>        Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed, 2013-05-01 11:33:16 
> NZST; 1min 27s ago
>       Process: 5178 ExecStart=/sbin/shorewall $OPTIONS start 
> (code=exited, status=13)
>        CGroup: name=systemd:/system/shorewall.service
> 
> May 01 11:33:16 spare-millgate.wpi-international.co.nz shorewall[5178]: 
> Applying Policies...
> May 01 11:33:16 spare-millgate.wpi-international.co.nz shorewall[5178]: 
> Compiling /usr/share/shorewall/action.Drop for chain Drop...
> May 01 11:33:16 spare-millgate.wpi-international.co.nz shorewall[5178]: 
> Compiling /usr/share/shorewall/action.Broadcast for chain Broadcast...
> May 01 11:33:16 spare-millgate.wpi-international.co.nz shorewall[5178]: 
> Generating Rule Matrix...
> May 01 11:33:16 spare-millgate.wpi-international.co.nz shorewall[5178]: 
> Creating iptables-restore input...
> May 01 11:33:16 spare-millgate.wpi-international.co.nz shorewall[5178]: 
> ERROR: Cannot Rename /var/lib/shorewall/tempfileN4TP to 
> /var/lib/shorewall/.start: Permission denied
> May 01 11:33:16 spare-millgate.wpi-international.co.nz logger[5446]: 
> ERROR:Shorewall start failed
> May 01 11:33:16 spare-millgate.wpi-international.co.nz systemd[1]: 
> shorewall.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=13/n/a
> May 01 11:33:16 spare-millgate.wpi-international.co.nz systemd[1]: 
> Failed to start Shorewall IPv4 firewall.
> May 01 11:33:16 spare-millgate.wpi-international.co.nz systemd[1]: Unit 
> shorewall.service entered failed state

This is undoubtedly an SELINUX issue, not a Shorewall issue. Use the
SELINUX troubleshooting app to remedy.

-Tom
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