Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932276AbVKOGDw (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Nov 2005 01:03:52 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751351AbVKOGDw (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Nov 2005 01:03:52 -0500 Received: from sccrmhc13.comcast.net ([63.240.77.83]:57054 "EHLO sccrmhc13.comcast.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751346AbVKOGDv (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Nov 2005 01:03:51 -0500 In-Reply-To: <3AEC1E10243A314391FE9C01CD65429B13B7CA@mail.esn.co.in> References: <3AEC1E10243A314391FE9C01CD65429B13B7CA@mail.esn.co.in> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v746.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <7A26C7F2-005D-470B-ACFC-5F4E91AE9503@comcast.net> Cc: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Parag Warudkar Subject: Re: FC4 Device permission Issues Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 01:03:35 -0500 To: "Mukund JB." X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 911 Lines: 23 On Nov 15, 2005, at 12:42 AM, Mukund JB. wrote: > type=PATH msg=audit(1131719847.291:372708): item=0 name="/dev/tfa3" > inode=9633 dev=00:0d mode=060666 ouid=0 ogid=0 rdev=fc:18 > type=AVC msg=audit(1131719847.291:372708): avc: denied { read } for > pid=2849 comm="mkfs.vfat" name=tfa3 dev=tmpfs ino=9633 > scontext=root:system_r:fsadm_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:device_t > tclass=blk_file Something to do with SELINUX. Either try turning SELINUX off or change the policy in use to permissive. (http://fedora.redhat.com/ docs/selinux-faq-fc3/index.html) BTW Distro specific questions are better handled on the Distro's mailing list. Fedora has one. Parag - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/