Re: FC4 Device permission Issues

From: Parag Warudkar
Date: Tue Nov 15 2005 - 01:03:38 EST



On Nov 15, 2005, at 12:42 AM, Mukund JB. wrote:

type=PATH msg=audit(1131719847.291:372708): item=0 name="/dev/tfa3"
inode=9633 dev=00:0d mode=060666 ouid=0 ogid=0 rdev=fc:18
type=AVC msg=audit(1131719847.291:372708): avc: denied { read } for
pid=2849 comm="mkfs.vfat" name=tfa3 dev=tmpfs ino=9633
scontext=root:system_r:fsadm_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:device_t
tclass=blk_file

Something to do with SELINUX. Either try turning SELINUX off or change the policy in use to permissive. (http://fedora.redhat.com/ docs/selinux-faq-fc3/index.html)

BTW Distro specific questions are better handled on the Distro's mailing list. Fedora has one.

Parag
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