On Sun, 10 Sep 2006, David Madore wrote:I think he was asking if a non-admin user can create processes of less privilege without becoming root. The answer is yes, however, it is policy driven. Users will have numerous 'derived' types that are less privilege than, for example, their interactive shell. For example, user_irc_t or user_evolution_t. The transitions will happen when the user runs irc or evolution and those apps will be limited to the rights they require. These are fine grained though, and mandatory. These capabilities are so course grained I just can't see anyone ever using them.
Can a non-root user create limited-rights processes without assistance
from the sysadmin, under SElinux?
SELinux uses a restrictive model, where privileges can only be removed, not added.