[PATCH] Add chcon method to libselinux python bindings

[PATCH] Add chcon method to libselinux python bindings

[Steve Lawrence]

Adds a chcon method to the libselinux python bindings to change the
context of a file/directory tree.
---
 libselinux/src/selinuxswig_python.i |    8 ++++++++
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libselinux/src/selinuxswig_python.i b/libselinux/src/selinuxswig_python.i
index 8b34c99..dea0e80 100644
--- a/libselinux/src/selinuxswig_python.i
+++ b/libselinux/src/selinuxswig_python.i
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ def restorecon(path, recursive=False):
                              map(restorecon, [os.path.join(dirname, fname)
                                               for fname in fnames]), None)
 
+def chcon(path, context, recursive=False):
+    """ Set the SELinux context on a given path """
+    lsetfilecon(path, context)
+    if recursive:
+        for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
+            for name in files + dirs:
+               lsetfilecon(os.path.join(root,name), context)
+
 def copytree(src, dest):
     """ An SELinux-friendly shutil.copytree method """
     shutil.copytree(src, dest)
-- 
1.6.2.5


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Re: [PATCH] Add chcon method to libselinux python bindings

[Daniel J Walsh]

I like it,  I have basically the same code in sandbox. and would move to 
this implementation if it is added to libselinux.

On 06/07/2010 05:40 PM, Steve Lawrence wrote:
> Adds a chcon method to the libselinux python bindings to change the
> context of a file/directory tree.
> ---
>   libselinux/src/selinuxswig_python.i |    8 ++++++++
>   1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/libselinux/src/selinuxswig_python.i b/libselinux/src/selinuxswig_python.i
> index 8b34c99..dea0e80 100644
> --- a/libselinux/src/selinuxswig_python.i
> +++ b/libselinux/src/selinuxswig_python.i
> @@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ def restorecon(path, recursive=False):
>                                map(restorecon, [os.path.join(dirname, fname)
>                                                 for fname in fnames]), None)
>
> +def chcon(path, context, recursive=False):
> +    """ Set the SELinux context on a given path """
> +    lsetfilecon(path, context)
> +    if recursive:
> +        for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
> +            for name in files + dirs:
> +               lsetfilecon(os.path.join(root,name), context)
> +
>   def copytree(src, dest):
>       """ An SELinux-friendly shutil.copytree method """
>       shutil.copytree(src, dest)

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Re: [PATCH] Add chcon method to libselinux python bindings

[Chad Sellers]

On 6/7/10 5:40 PM, "Steve Lawrence" <slawrence@tresys.com> wrote:

> Adds a chcon method to the libselinux python bindings to change the
> context of a file/directory tree.
> ---
>  libselinux/src/selinuxswig_python.i |    8 ++++++++
>  1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/libselinux/src/selinuxswig_python.i
> b/libselinux/src/selinuxswig_python.i
> index 8b34c99..dea0e80 100644
> --- a/libselinux/src/selinuxswig_python.i
> +++ b/libselinux/src/selinuxswig_python.i
> @@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ def restorecon(path, recursive=False):
>                               map(restorecon, [os.path.join(dirname, fname)
>                                                for fname in fnames]), None)
>  
> +def chcon(path, context, recursive=False):
> +    """ Set the SELinux context on a given path """
> +    lsetfilecon(path, context)
> +    if recursive:
> +        for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
> +            for name in files + dirs:
> +               lsetfilecon(os.path.join(root,name), context)
> +
>  def copytree(src, dest):
>      """ An SELinux-friendly shutil.copytree method """
>      shutil.copytree(src, dest)

Acked-by: Chad Sellers <csellers@tresys.com>

Merged as of libselinux 2.0.95


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