On Fri, 2026-01-09 at 21:25 -0800, Geoffrey Leach wrote: > I have a theory. Tell me if it makes any sense. After installing F43 I > copied a user directory from a disk that had backups from a non-SELinux > system. Could that be the source of my problem?
Could be... SELinux contexts require a filesystem that can hold their info, they won't be present on other filesystems. And when creating files on a system that supports it, default contexts are created based on filepaths. But if you're creating files outside of such a system, they won't be made. And that's for *creating* a file, certain other functions don't create default contexts (such as moving instead of copying). A move will take the contexts of where the file originally was along with it (if they existed). Also, defaults may not always be correct. Though I'm not aware of any software that creates specific contexts when it write a file. It's SELinux looking at file paths. It's a man-in-the-middle, if you like. > I have set the config to permissive. Is that OK for long term use? Permissive means supporting the creation of contexts, but actually paying no attention to them (barring any faults). SELinux will not be offering any protective restrictions. It allows testing, and can be an aid in recovering from issues, but isn't meant to be the normal operating mode. -- uname -rsvp Linux 3.10.0-1160.119.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Jun 4 14:43:51 UTC 2024 x86_64 (yes, this is the output from uname for this PC when I posted) Boilerplate: All unexpected mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted. I will only get to see the messages that are posted to the mailing list. -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
