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> From: EMC NetWorker discussion 
> [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of Francis Swasey
> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 6:56 AM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] SELinux and networker
> 
> Preston,
> 
> EMC's documentation doesn't mention SELinux at all -- 
> therefore, I fail to see how that is the 
> same as EMC requiring it to be turned off...  Has someone 
> official at EMC stated the position 
> you just did?
> 
> Frank
> 
> On 6/24/09 3:54 PM, Preston de Guise wrote:
> > Patti,
> > 
> > On 24/06/2009, at 23:38 , Clark, Patti wrote:
> > 
> >> Can someone who's using networker on an SELinux system set to
> >> "Enforcing" tell me what they've done to address the avc: denied
> >> messages for syslogd attempting to access the /nsr directory tree?
> >>
> >> Patti Clark - RHCT, GSEC
> >> Sr. Linux/UNIX System Administrator
> >> Office of Scientific and Technical Information
> > 
> > I don't believe EMC currently have intention of supporting SELinux.
> > 
> > The latest release - v7.5 explicitly requires SELinux to be 
> turned off 
> > in order to even reliably start the client daemons.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Preston.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Preston de Guise
> > 
> > 
> > "Enterprise Systems Backup and Recovery: A Corporate 
> Insurance Policy":
> > 
> > 
> http://www.amazon.com/Enterprise-Systems-Backup-Recovery-Corpo
> rate/dp/1420076396 
> > 
> > 
> > http://www.enterprisesystemsbackup.com
> > 
> > NetWorker blog: http://nsrd.wordpress.com
> > 
> > 
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>>>>>>>>>>>>
I found the reference in the Networker 7.5 Installation Guide (p 90)
specifically addressing RHEL5.  This will be a show stopper here and at
any other gov't installation that is heavily into security.  I cannot
speak for the rest of the world.  If this doesn't change, Networker will
be traded for another system that does support SELinux.  We just
invested in encryption and they will spend the money to go to another
enterprise backup software package that does support SELinux.  I can
only hope that this is a temporary situation for Networker.

Patti

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