SE Linux Play Machine Over TorSE Linux Play Machine Over Tor
I work on SE Linux to improve security for all computer users. I think that my work has gone reasonably well in that regard in terms of directly improving security[...]
Tag: Debian
Systemd NotesSystemd Notes
A few months ago I gave a lecture about systemd for the Linux Users of Victoria. Here are some of my notes reformatted as a blog post: Scripts in /etc/init.d[...]
wp-spamshieldwp-spamshield
Yesterday I installed the wp-spamshield plugin for WordPress [1]. It blocks automated comment spam systems by using JavaScript and cookies, apparently most spammers can’t handle that. Before I installed it[...]
Fixing Strange Directory Write AccessFixing Strange Directory Write Access
type=AVC msg=audit(1403622580.061:96): avc: denied { write } for pid=1331 comm="mysqld_safe" name="/" dev="dm-0" ino=256 scontext=system_u:system_r:mysqld_safe_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:root_t:s0 tclass=dir type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1403622580.061:96): arch=c000003e syscall=269 success=yes exit=0 a0=ffffffffffffff9c a1=7f5e09bfe798 a2=2 a3=2 items=0 ppid=1109 pid=1331 auid=4294967295[...]
Is Portslave Still Useful?Is Portslave Still Useful?
Portslave is a project that was started in the 90’s to listen to a serial port and launch a PPP or SLIP session after a user has been authenticated, I[...]
SE Linux Things To DoSE Linux Things To Do
At the end of my talk on Monday about the status of SE Linux [1] I described some of the things that I want to do with SE Linux in[...]
Creating WordPress PackagesCreating WordPress Packages
deb http://www.coker.com.au wheezy wordpress I maintain Debian packages of a number of WordPress themes and plugins for my personal use which I am not planning to upload to Debian due[...]
ZFS on Debian/WheezyZFS on Debian/Wheezy
As storage capacities increase the probability of data corruption increases as does the amount of time required for a fsck on a traditional filesystem. Also the capacity of disks is[...]
New SE Linux Policy for WheezyNew SE Linux Policy for Wheezy
I’ve just uploaded a new SE Linux policy for Debian/Wheezy. It now works correctly with systemd and Chromium, two significant features that I wanted for Wheezy. Now it turns out[...]
Debian SE Linux Status June 2012Debian SE Linux Status June 2012
It’s almost the Wheezy freeze time and I’ve been working frantically to get things working properly. Policy Status At the moment I’m preparing an upload of the policy which will[...]