1ntpd_selinux(8) SELinux Policy ntpd ntpd_selinux(8)
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6 ntpd_selinux - Security Enhanced Linux Policy for the ntpd processes
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9 Security-Enhanced Linux secures the ntpd processes via flexible manda‐
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12 The ntpd processes execute with the ntpd_t SELinux type. You can check
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18 ps -eZ | grep ntpd_t
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23 The ntpd_t SELinux type can be entered via the ntpd_exec_t, ntp‐
24 date_exec_t file types.
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26 The default entrypoint paths for the ntpd_t domain are the following:
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28 /etc/cron.(daily|weekly)/ntp-server, /etc/cron.(daily|weekly)/ntp-sim‐
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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 ntpd policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their ntpd pro‐
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42 The following process types are defined for ntpd:
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44 ntpd_t
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46 Note: semanage permissive -a ntpd_t can be used to make the process
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48 process types, but the AVC (SELinux denials) messages are still gener‐
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53 SELinux policy is customizable based on least access required. ntpd
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81 SELinux defines port types to represent TCP and UDP ports.
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89 Policy governs the access confined processes have to these ports.
90 SELinux ntpd policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their ntpd
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116 /var/lib/openais(/.*)?
117 /var/lib/pengine(/.*)?
118 /var/lib/corosync(/.*)?
119 /usr/lib/heartbeat(/.*)?
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131 /var/run/corosync-qdevice(/.*)?
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182 Policy governs the access confined processes have to these files.
183 SELinux ntpd policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their ntpd
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186 STANDARD FILE CONTEXT
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188 SELinux defines the file context types for the ntpd, if you wanted to
189 store files with these types in a diffent paths, you need to execute
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193 semanage fcontext -a -t ntpd_var_run_t '/srv/myntpd_content(/.*)?'
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205 - Set files with the ntpd_exec_t type, if you want to transition an
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309 selinux(8), ntpd(8), semanage(8), restorecon(8), chcon(1), sepolicy(8),
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