Bug#265920: kdm and SE/Linux (Re: Bug#265920: kdm 3.3 is deleting /var/run/xdmctl (causes problem under selinux))
severity 265920 wishlist
retitle 265920 kdm: please make it compatible with SE/Linux (don't remove /var/run/xdmctl)
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* Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton [Mon, 16 Aug 2004 23:27:07 +0100]:
> hi there adeodato,
> then this needs to be made the default behaviour in the kdm package!
> it is unfortunately unreasonable to expect ordinary
> people using SE/Linux to go editing policy files, creating
> /var/run/xdmctl/.keep or to edit anything in /etc/kde3 at all.
> you are of course entitled to close this bug however you may wish to
> remain aware that as the number of Debian / SE/Linux / KDE users goes
> up, the number of reports of problems like "i upgraded and now i can't log
> in" will also go up.
> it is fortunate that i was able to track this because i understand
> SE/Linux.
> other users will not be so fortunate: they will likely give up, or
> worse, do something horrible to their SE/Linux policy files.
> l.
ok, that's very valid reasoning. we'll keep the bug report open and
set it to a wishlist severity.
you or some other SE/Linux user may consider reporting the problem to
upstream KDE, with a good reasoning too.
> On Mon, Aug 16, 2004 at 12:48:10PM -0700, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote:
> > This is an automatic notification regarding your Bug report
> > #265920: kdm 3.3 is deleting /var/run/xdmctl (causes problem under selinux),
> > which was filed against the kdm package.
> > It has been closed by one of the developers, namely
> > Adeodato =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sim=F3?= <asp16@alu.ua.es>.
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> > From: Adeodato =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sim=F3?= <asp16@alu.ua.es>
> > To: Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl@lkcl.net>,
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> > Subject: Re: Bug#265920: kdm 3.3 is deleting /var/run/xdmctl (causes problem under selinux)
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> > * Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton [Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:36:19 +0100]:
> > > the directory is being deleted and recreated.
> > > whilst this makes it nice and easy for dealing with sockets in it,
> > > it makes for an impossible situation for selinux.
> > > the issue is that kdm will have to be given both unlink and write access
> > > to /var/run, in order for /var/run/xdmctl to be deleted and recreated.
> > > neither of these things are desirable.
> > > this behaviour was not present in kdm 3.2.X.
> > you have two options:
> > # touch /var/run/xdmctl/.keep
> > kdm will refrain from unlinking the directory, then (checked).
> > set, in /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc, FifoDir to some directory which you don't
> > mind being created and unlinked on each kdm start-stop cycle. e.g.
> > FifoDir=/tmp/xdmctl.
> > I'm closing this bug, since I can't see why at least one of these
> > options won't work for you.
> > thanks, and please write back if this doesn't solve your problem,
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