1mandb_selinux(8)             SELinux Policy mandb             mandb_selinux(8)
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NAME

6       mandb_selinux - Security Enhanced Linux Policy for the mandb processes
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DESCRIPTION

9       Security-Enhanced Linux secures the mandb processes via flexible manda‐
10       tory access control.
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12       The mandb processes execute with the  mandb_t  SELinux  type.  You  can
13       check  if  you have these processes running by executing the ps command
14       with the -Z qualifier.
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16       For example:
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18       ps -eZ | grep mandb_t
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ENTRYPOINTS

23       The mandb_t SELinux type can be entered via the mandb_exec_t file type.
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25       The default entrypoint paths for the mandb_t domain are the following:
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27       /etc/cron.(daily|weekly)/man-db.*, /usr/bin/mandb
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PROCESS TYPES

30       SELinux defines process types (domains) for each process running on the
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33       You can see the context of a process using the -Z option to ps
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35       Policy  governs  the  access confined processes have to files.  SELinux
36       mandb policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their mandb  pro‐
37       cesses in as secure a method as possible.
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39       The following process types are defined for mandb:
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41       mandb_t
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43       Note:  semanage  permissive  -a mandb_t can be used to make the process
44       type mandb_t permissive. SELinux does not  deny  access  to  permissive
45       process  types, but the AVC (SELinux denials) messages are still gener‐
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BOOLEANS

50       SELinux policy is customizable based on least access  required.   mandb
51       policy is extremely flexible and has several booleans that allow you to
52       manipulate the policy and run mandb with the tightest access possible.
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56       If you want to allow all domains to execute in fips_mode, you must turn
57       on the fips_mode boolean. Enabled by default.
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59       setsebool -P fips_mode 1
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MANAGED FILES

64       The SELinux process type mandb_t can manage files labeled with the fol‐
65       lowing file types.  The paths listed are the default  paths  for  these
66       file types.  Note the processes UID still need to have DAC permissions.
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68       cluster_conf_t
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70            /etc/cluster(/.*)?
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72       cluster_var_lib_t
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74            /var/lib/pcsd(/.*)?
75            /var/lib/cluster(/.*)?
76            /var/lib/openais(/.*)?
77            /var/lib/pengine(/.*)?
78            /var/lib/corosync(/.*)?
79            /usr/lib/heartbeat(/.*)?
80            /var/lib/heartbeat(/.*)?
81            /var/lib/pacemaker(/.*)?
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83       cluster_var_run_t
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85            /var/run/crm(/.*)?
86            /var/run/cman_.*
87            /var/run/rsctmp(/.*)?
88            /var/run/aisexec.*
89            /var/run/heartbeat(/.*)?
90            /var/run/pcsd-ruby.socket
91            /var/run/corosync-qnetd(/.*)?
92            /var/run/corosync-qdevice(/.*)?
93            /var/run/corosync.pid
94            /var/run/cpglockd.pid
95            /var/run/rgmanager.pid
96            /var/run/cluster/rgmanager.sk
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98       mandb_lock_t
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100            /var/lock/man-db.lock
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102       root_t
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104            /sysroot/ostree/deploy/.*-atomic/deploy(/.*)?
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106            /initrd
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FILE CONTEXTS

110       SELinux requires files to have an extended attribute to define the file
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113       You can see the context of a file using the -Z option to ls
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115       Policy governs the access  confined  processes  have  to  these  files.
116       SELinux  mandb  policy  is  very flexible allowing users to setup their
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119       STANDARD FILE CONTEXT
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121       SELinux defines the file context types for the mandb, if you wanted  to
122       store  files  with  these types in a diffent paths, you need to execute
123       the semanage command to specify alternate labeling  and  then  use  re‐
124       storecon to put the labels on disk.
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126       semanage fcontext -a -t mandb_lock_t '/srv/mymandb_content(/.*)?'
127       restorecon -R -v /srv/mymandb_content
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129       Note:  SELinux  often  uses  regular expressions to specify labels that
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132       The following file types are defined for mandb:
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136       mandb_cache_t
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138       - Set files with the mandb_cache_t type, if you want to store the files
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142       Paths:
143            /var/cache/man(/.*)?, /opt/local/share/man(/.*)?
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146       mandb_exec_t
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148       -  Set  files  with the mandb_exec_t type, if you want to transition an
149       executable to the mandb_t domain.
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152       Paths:
153            /etc/cron.(daily|weekly)/man-db.*, /usr/bin/mandb
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156       mandb_home_t
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158       - Set files with the mandb_home_t type, if  you  want  to  store  mandb
159       files in the users home directory.
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162       Paths:
163            /root/.manpath, /home/[^/]+/.manpath
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166       mandb_lock_t
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168       -  Set files with the mandb_lock_t type, if you want to treat the files
169       as mandb lock data, stored under the /var/lock directory
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173       Note: File context can be temporarily modified with the chcon  command.
174       If  you want to permanently change the file context you need to use the
175       semanage fcontext command.  This will modify the SELinux labeling data‐
176       base.  You will need to use restorecon to apply the labels.
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COMMANDS

180       semanage  fcontext  can also be used to manipulate default file context
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183       semanage permissive can also be used to manipulate  whether  or  not  a
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186       semanage  module can also be used to enable/disable/install/remove pol‐
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189       semanage boolean can also be used to manipulate the booleans
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192       system-config-selinux is a GUI tool available to customize SELinux pol‐
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AUTHOR

197       This manual page was auto-generated using sepolicy manpage .
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SEE ALSO

201       selinux(8),  mandb(8),  semanage(8),  restorecon(8),  chcon(1),  sepol‐
202       icy(8), setsebool(8)
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