gconfdefa...m_selinux(8)

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💖 gconfdefaultsm_selinux(8) — your SELinux bestie for gconfdefaultsm 💖

okay so this is the manual page for gconfdefaultsm_selinux, and it's literally all about keeping the gconfdefaultsm processes safe and sound under SELinux. no cap, it's giving security realness.

🦋 NAME 🦋

gconfdefaultsm_selinux — the Security Enhanced Linux Policy for the gconfdefaultsm processes. periodt. 💅

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

Security-Enhanced Linux secures the gconfdefaultsm processes via flexible mandatory access control. it's like a bouncer for your processes, but make it mandatory. 💖

the gconfdefaultsm processes execute with the gconfdefaultsm_t SELinux type. you can check if you have these processes running by executing the ps command with the -Z qualifier.

for example:

ps -eZ | grep gconfdefaultsm_t

go ahead, run it, i'll wait. 🫶

🚪 ENTRYPOINTS 🚪

the gconfdefaultsm_t SELinux type can be entered via the gconfdefaultsm_exec_t file type. it's like the VIP entrance for this domain, iykyk.

the default entrypoint paths for the gconfdefaultsm_t domain are the following:

/usr/libexec/gconf-defaults-mechanism

that's the one and only door in. iconic. 🎀

👑 PROCESS TYPES 👑

SELinux defines process types (domains) for each process running on the system. every process has its own little vibe, and SELinux is keeping track.

you can see the context of a process using the -Z option to ps. it's giving "show me your true colors." 🌈

policy governs the access confined processes have to files. SELinux gconfdefaultsm policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their gconfdefaultsm processes in as secure a method as possible. highkey obsessed with how secure this can get.

the following process types are defined for gconfdefaultsm:

  • gconfdefaultsm_t
Note: semanage permissive -a gconfdefaultsm_t can be used to make the process type gconfdefaultsm_t permissive. SELinux does not deny access to permissive process types, but the AVC (SELinux denials) messages are still generated. so like, it's not a free pass, bestie—you still get receipts. 💀

🎚️ BOOLEANS 🎚️

SELinux policy is customizable based on least access required. gconfdefaultsm policy is extremely flexible and has several booleans that allow you to manipulate the policy and run gconfdefaultsm with the tightest access possible. it's giving "customize your security like a playlist." 🔥

  • if you want to dontaudit all daemons scheduling requests (setsched, sys_nice), you must turn on the daemons_dontaudit_scheduling boolean. Enabled by default.
setsebool -P daemons_dontaudit_scheduling 1
  • if you want to allow all domains to execute in fips_mode, you must turn on the fips_mode boolean. Enabled by default.
setsebool -P fips_mode 1

both already on by default, so you're already slaying. 💅

📂 MANAGED FILES 📂

the SELinux process type gconfdefaultsm_t can manage files labeled with the following file types. the paths listed are the default paths for these file types. note the processes UID still need to have DAC permissions—like, SELinux isn't doing everything, bestie. 🙈

  • cifs_t
  • cluster_conf_t
/etc/cluster(/.*)?
  • cluster_var_lib_t
/var/lib/pcsd(/.*)?
/var/lib/cluster(/.*)?
/var/lib/openais(/.*)?
/var/lib/pengine(/.*)?
/var/lib/corosync(/.*)?
/usr/lib/heartbeat(/.*)?
/var/lib/heartbeat(/.*)?
/var/lib/pacemaker(/.*)?
  • cluster_var_run_t
/run/crm(/.*)?
/run/cman_.*
/run/rsctmp(/.*)?
/run/aisexec.*
/run/heartbeat(/.*)?
/run/pcsd-ruby.socket
/run/corosync-qnetd(/.*)?
/run/corosync-qdevice(/.*)?
/run/pcsd.socket
/run/corosync.pid
/run/cpglockd.pid
/run/rgmanager.pid
/run/cluster/rgmanager.sk
  • ecryptfs_t
/home/[^/]+/.Private(/.*)?
/home/[^/]+/.ecryptfs(/.*)?
  • fusefs_t
/run/user/[0-9]+/gvfs
  • gconf_etc_t
/etc/gconf(/.*)?
  • gconf_home_t
/root/.local(/.*)?
/root/.gconf(d)?(/.*)?
/home/[^/]+/.local(/.*)?
/home/[^/]+/.gconf(d)?(/.*)?
  • nfs_t
  • root_t
/sysroot/.aleph-version.json
/sysroot/ostree/deploy/.*-atomic/deploy(/.*)?
/
/initrd
/var/lib/ntp

that's a whole lot of files, but gconfdefaultsm_t is handling it. main character energy fr fr. 🌟

🏷️ FILE CONTEXTS 🏷️

SELinux requires files to have an extended attribute to define the file type. it's like every file needs its own little name tag. 🎀

you can see the context of a file using the -Z option to ls. it's giving "show me your label, boo." 👀

policy governs the access confined processes have to these files. SELinux gconfdefaultsm policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their gconfdefaultsm processes in as secure a method as possible. we love flexibility that doesn't compromise on safety.

🌸 STANDARD FILE CONTEXT 🌸

SELinux defines the file context types for the gconfdefaultsm, if you wanted to store files with these types in a different paths, you need to execute the semanage command to specify alternate labeling and then use restorecon to put the labels on disk. it's like relabeling your stuff but the cool way.

semanage fcontext -a -t gconfdefaultsm_exec_t
'/srv/gconfdefaultsm/content(/.*)?'
restorecon -R -v /srv/mygconfdefaultsm_content
Note: SELinux often uses regular expressions to specify labels that match multiple files. regex goes hard, periodt. 💯

the following file types are defined for gconfdefaultsm:

  • gconfdefaultsm_exec_t — set files with the gconfdefaultsm_exec_t type, if you want to transition an executable to the gconfdefaultsm_t domain. it's the "upgrade your vibe" file type. ✨
Note: file context can be temporarily modified with the chcon command. if you want to permanently change the file context you need to use the semanage fcontext command. this will modify the SELinux labeling database. you will need to use restorecon to apply the labels. so like, chcon is a quick fix, but for the long haul, do it properly. 🙌

🛠️ COMMANDS 🛠️

  • semanage fcontext can also be used to manipulate default file context mappings.
  • semanage permissive can also be used to manipulate whether or not a process type is permissive.
  • semanage module can also be used to enable/disable/install/remove policy modules.
  • semanage boolean can also be used to manipulate the booleans.
  • system-config-selinux is a GUI tool available to customize SELinux policy settings.

all the tools you need to run the show. you got this. 💪

🖋️ AUTHOR 🖋️

this manual page was auto-generated using sepolicy manpage. so no human wrote this, but it's still giving. 🤖💖

🔗 SEE ALSO 🔗

selinux(8), gconfdefaultsm(8), semanage(8), restorecon(8), chcon(1), sepolicy(8), setsebool(8)

go check 'em out, bestie. knowledge is power. 📚✨

that's the whole thing! last updated 26-10-06, and this slay of a page is from the gconfdefaultsm manual, version gconfdefa...m_selinux(8). stay secure, stay iconic. 💜🦋

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