Re: network and module problems

[Timothy Wood <timothy@hallcomp.com>]

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On Thu, 2002-01-24 at 13:58, Stephen Smalley wrote:
> 
> On 24 Jan 2002, Timothy Wood wrote:
> 
> > Cannot send dump request: Connection refused
> 
> Did you enable Netlink support when you configured the kernel?
> What release of SELinux are you using?

Yes. 2001121010 (according to the tarball)

> 
> > module and by building it straight into the kernel.  Which brings me to
> > the module problem.  Dmesg shows that it finds the nic but I never see
> > the module as being loaded when I run lsmod and when I try to insmod it
> > I get an error saying that it can't locate the card on the console and
> > avc errors in the system log.
> 
> If you build the module into the kernel, it won't show up in lsmod.
> What AVC errors are being logged?  Did you run insmod after logging
> into the sysadm_r role?  Also, is your kernel in permissive mode or
> enforcing mode?

I realise that.  I merely brought it up in regards to the time when the
network was built as a module.  

kernel: avc: denied { read } for pid=268 exe=/sbin/insmod
path=/etc/modules.conf.vm dev=08:01 ino=213709
scontext=system-U:system_r:kmod_t
tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_runtime_t tclass=lnk_file

that is one of the errors.  if you want an entire boot log I can provide
that.  Yes I did try insmoding after I logged in as an administrator and
thats when the I get the error telling me that it can't locate the card
despite the fact that dmesg shows it was found during boot.  I really
don't think this is a problem the network driver as the loopback (lo)
interface is never raised either.  The dump request thing looks like the
root of the problem since it occurs if I try to raise either the eth0 or
lo interfaces.  The system boots into permissive mode and I usually
leave it there.

> 
> > I'm also running this on ext3 if that might have something to do with it
> > since I know ext3 isn't properly supported yet.  Anyhow, any ideas are
> > welcome and I can reload this machine if the need arises.  Thanks.
> 
> ext3 works fine.  It was only an issue when ext3 support wasn't in the
> mainstream kernel.

Ah, I see.  Thanks for the clarification.

Timothy,

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