[refpolicy] How to give _admin rights?

[dwalsh@redhat.com (Daniel J Walsh)]

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On 08/09/2012 02:38 PM, Sven Vermeulen wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 
> Currently all administration I do is handled through the sysadm_r:sysadm_t
> context. As a result, I never needed to explicitly grant an admin interface
> (like nscd_admin) to a specific role.
> 
> I'm now trying to allow a role (be it user_r, staff_r or a newly created
> role) to (re)start the NSCD init script (which is labeled
> nscd_initrc_exec_t) so I thought it would be sufficient to just add in:
> 	nscd_admin(staff_t, staff_r)
> 
> However, a user (SELinux user staff_u) doesn't seem to be able to really
> use it properly, unless I also give that user the root password (which I
> don't) for the run_init command...
> 
> I've tried: ~$ /etc/init.d/nscd status -bash: /etc/init.d/nscd:
> /sbin/runscript: bad interpreter: Permission denied which is because of: 
> security_compute_sid: invalid context staff_u:system_r:initrc_t for 
> scontext=staff_u:staff_r:staff_t
> tcontext=system_u:object_r:nscd_initrc_exec_t tclass=process
> 
> I've tried: ~$ /usr/sbin/run_init /etc/init.d/nscd status Authenticating
> oper. Password: Could not set exec context to system_u:system_r:initrc_t 
> which is because of: avc: denied { setexec } for pid=18505 comm="run_init" 
> scontext=staff_u:staff_r:staff_t tcontext=staff_u:staff_r:staff_t 
> tclass=process
> 
> I've tried: ~$ sudo /usr/sbin/run_init /etc/init.d/nscd status but then,
> after authenticating, run_init asks for the root password which I don't
> want to grant.
> 
> I've tried: ~$ sudo /etc/init.d/nscd status sudo: unable to execute
> /etc/init.d/nscd: Permission denied For this I don't know what is causing
> this - only see the standard denials (rlimitinh, noatsecure, ...) and a
> getattr on a tty device.
> 
> It it "normal" that I would need to allow setexec for the user domain?
> 
> What is the correct way to, once a role/user is defined, grant him the 
> _admin interface and have him start/stop the init scripts?
> 
> Wkr, Sven Vermeulen _______________________________________________ 
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What OS are you seeing this on?
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