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6 postfix_virtual_selinux - Security Enhanced Linux Policy for the post‐
7 fix_virtual processes
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10 Security-Enhanced Linux secures the postfix_virtual processes via flex‐
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13 The postfix_virtual processes execute with the postfix_virtual_t
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27 The default entrypoint paths for the postfix_virtual_t domain are the
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33 SELinux defines process types (domains) for each process running on the
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36 You can see the context of a process using the -Z option to ps
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38 Policy governs the access confined processes have to files. SELinux
39 postfix_virtual policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their
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42 The following process types are defined for postfix_virtual:
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46 Note: semanage permissive -a postfix_virtual_t can be used to make the
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53 SELinux policy is customizable based on least access required. post‐
54 fix_virtual policy is extremely flexible and has several booleans that
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123 /root/Maildir(/.*)?
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170 SELinux postfix_virtual policy is very flexible allowing users to setup
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175 SELinux defines the file context types for the postfix_virtual, if you
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180 semanage fcontext -a -t postfix_virtual_tmp_t '/srv/mypostfix_vir‐
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233 selinux(8), postfix_virtual(8), semanage(8), restorecon(8), chcon(1),
234 sepolicy(8), setsebool(8)
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