From: cpebenito@tresys.com (Christopher J. PeBenito)
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 07:36:02 -0400
Subject: [refpolicy] [PATCH 10/11] Allow cron to execute portage commands
In-Reply-To: <20110823134606.GK857@siphos.be>
References: <20110823133643.GA857@siphos.be> <20110823134606.GK857@siphos.be>
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On 08/23/11 09:46, Sven Vermeulen wrote:
> Many users use portage from within cron (for instance to update the portage
> tree or even automatically update their system). As such, we allow to run
> portage from the system_cronjob_t domain.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sven Vermeulen <sven.vermeulen@siphos.be>
> ---
>  policy/modules/services/cron.te |    4 ++++
>  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/policy/modules/services/cron.te b/policy/modules/services/cron.te
> index f22d27c..5ba27b7 100644
> --- a/policy/modules/services/cron.te
> +++ b/policy/modules/services/cron.te
> @@ -472,6 +472,10 @@ optional_policy(`
>  ')
>  
>  optional_policy(`
> +	portage_run(system_cronjob_t, system_r)
> +')
> +
> +optional_policy(`
>  	postfix_read_config(system_cronjob_t)
>  ')	

This should be cron_system_entry() in portage.te.

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Chris PeBenito
Tresys Technology, LLC
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