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Re: [BackupPC-users] CentOS 4.7 suid fails repeatedly with BackupPC

2008-12-12 19:15:33
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] CentOS 4.7 suid fails repeatedly with BackupPC
From: "Nils Breunese (Lemonbit)" <nils AT lemonbit DOT com>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:13:40 +0100
Les Mikesell wrote:

>> [root@telephony conf.d]# cat /etc/selinux/config
>> # This file controls the state of SELinux on the system.
>> # SELINUX= can take one of these three values:
>> #       enforcing - SELinux security policy is enforced.
>> #       permissive - SELinux prints warnings instead of enforcing.
>> #       disabled - SELinux is fully disabled.
>> SELINUX=disabled
>> # SELINUXTYPE= type of policy in use. Possible values are:
>> #       targeted - Only targeted network daemons are protected.
>> #       strict - Full SELinux protection.
>> SELINUXTYPE=targeted
>
> Is that a cut/paste error or do you actually have targeted  
> uncommented?

Probably it's uncommented. Why would that be strange? As long as  
SELINUX=disabled it doesn't really matter what SELINUXTYPE is set to.

> By the way, it takes a reboot to make a change take effect.

The output of 'sestatus' tells you the status of SELinux.

We used to run BackupPC on CentOS 4 (now on CentOS 5), so I'm sure it  
can work.

# ll /var/www/cgi-bin/BackupPC_Admin
-rwsr-x--- 1 backuppc apache 3993 Apr  8  2008 /var/www/cgi-bin/ 
BackupPC_Admin

Nils Breunese.



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