1blktap_selinux(8) SELinux Policy blktap blktap_selinux(8)
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6 blktap_selinux - Security Enhanced Linux Policy for the blktap pro‐
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10 Security-Enhanced Linux secures the blktap processes via flexible
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13 The blktap processes execute with the blktap_t SELinux type. You can
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24 The blktap_t SELinux type can be entered via the blktap_exec_t file
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27 The default entrypoint paths for the blktap_t domain are the following:
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32 SELinux defines process types (domains) for each process running on the
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37 Policy governs the access confined processes have to files. SELinux
38 blktap policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their blktap
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41 The following process types are defined for blktap:
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45 Note: semanage permissive -a blktap_t can be used to make the process
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52 SELinux policy is customizable based on least access required. blktap
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83 STANDARD FILE CONTEXT
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85 SELinux defines the file context types for the blktap, if you wanted to
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90 semanage fcontext -a -t blktap_var_run_t '/srv/myblktap_content(/.*)?'
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