SELinux is preventing gdm (xdm_t) "execute" to <Unknown> (rpm_exec_t). et ALL

[Mike Martin]

On 29/11/2007, Tom London <selinux at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 28, 2007 5:26 PM, Antonio Olivares <olivares14031 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > --- Jim Cornette <fct-cornette at insight.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Antonio Olivares wrote:
> > >
> > > >> I've been booting into runlevel 3 mostly except
> > > for
> > > >> test. Runlevel 3
> > > >> doesn't have all of the SELinux errors. Most are
> > > >> only showing up in
> > > >> runlevel 3.
> > > >>
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> > > > I get them on level 3 because level 5 does not
> > > work.
> > > > Still Init Respawn error message.  New Selinux
> > > policy
> > > > packages still give the error in title.  See here:
> > > > ..
> > > > Raw Audit Messages
> > > >
> > > > avc: denied { execute } for comm=gdm dev=dm-0
> > > name=rpm
> > > > pid=13279
> > > > scontext=system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
> > > > tclass=file
> > > > tcontext=system_u:object_r:rpm_exec_t:s0
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Antonio
> > >
> > > Are you actually logging in as root and changing to
> > > runlevel 3 with
> > > telinit? Or alternately you could unhide the grub
> > > menu with a keypress
> > > followed by pressing a
> > > for append and a space followed by entering a 3
> > > followed by enter to boot.
> > > Services started in 5 may not be started in 3 and
> > > could lead to the error.
> > >
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> > I chose append and added a 3 at the end of rhgb quiet
> > and this still shows up.  I normally select to login
> > automatically in level 5 and since there we get the
> > INIT: respawning error, this does not work.  I have to
> > press a key and login manually and then type startx to
> > get X window.  I guess, we will have to wait till this
> > error(s) get fixed.
> >
> > Sorry to bring this issue/complain about it.
> > Eventually it will have to get fixed or more people
> > see it and it will get more attention.  Thanks for
> > helping and sharing your experiences and adding
> > valuable comments to the bug report.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Antonio
> >
> Antonio,
>
> To provide 'temporary relief' until the problem is fixed, here is how
> I worked around this on my Intel 945 (i.e. thinkpad x60) system.
>
> 1. download from
> http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=22456 the
> appropriate gdm package for your system (i386, x86_64).
> 2. as root run 'rpm -Uvh --oldpackage gdm-2.20.1-5.fc8.i386.rpm' (or x86_64).
>
> You should be able to come up in runlevel 5. Compiz doesn't work, and
> you may need to repeat the 'rpm -Uvh .....' if a 'yum update' installs
> a newer gdm that breaks again....
>
> tom
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I had this on a clean install,as setrobleshoot suggests have you tried
touch .Autorelabel:restart

This will relable all files - worked for me