From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Subject: Re: is it safe to use ext4 for SELinux From: "Justin P. Mattock" To: Eric Paris Cc: Stephen Smalley , SE-Linux , James Morris , Daniel J Walsh In-Reply-To: <1248959202.2597.68.camel@localhost> References: <4A7083DB.4000003@gmail.com> <1248958936.11627.122.camel@moss-pluto.epoch.ncsc.mil> <1248959202.2597.68.camel@localhost> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:40:07 -0700 Message-Id: <1248964807.6584.6.camel@unix> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-selinux@tycho.nsa.gov List-Id: selinux@tycho.nsa.gov On Thu, 2009-07-30 at 09:06 -0400, Eric Paris wrote: > On Thu, 2009-07-30 at 09:02 -0400, Stephen Smalley wrote: > > On Wed, 2009-07-29 at 10:16 -0700, Justin P. Mattock wrote: > > > I've just downloaded the fedora 11 livecd and am installing it on an > > > imac. during the partition scheme should I use ext4, > > > or stick with ext3 for SELinux to function properly? > > > > > As to whether or not they all truly work, I don't know. > > I have used ext4 though without any selinux problems, and btrfs has been > > reported to work as well. > > If you have problems with ext3, ext4, gfs2, or btrfs please file a > bugzilla and it will be a high priority for us to fix. > > -Eric > Yeah I thought SELinux support was only for ext3, Anyways At the moment I need to get the hang of this system, then later on experiment with the latest refpolicy. As for any issues with any of the files system, no problem I'll send a post to the appropriate vendor, about any issue, if I run into such a thing. Justin P. Mattock -- This message was distributed to subscribers of the selinux mailing list. If you no longer wish to subscribe, send mail to majordomo@tycho.nsa.gov with the words "unsubscribe selinux" without quotes as the message.