klogd_selinux(8)

✨ klogd_selinux(8) — the SELinux glow-up for klogd 💅

okay so bestie, welcome to the klogd_selinux(8) page, aka the SELinux Policy klogd era. this is literally your guide to keeping the klogd processes locked down but still iconic. let's get into it 🫶

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🌸 NAME 🌸

klogd_selinux — Security Enhanced Linux Policy for the klogd processes. no cap, that's the whole vibe.

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so Security-Enhanced Linux secures the klogd processes via flexible mandatory access control. it's giving secure, it's giving controlled, it's giving everything tbh.

the klogd processes execute with the klogd_t SELinux type. you can check if you have these processes running by executing the ps command with the -Z qualifier. fr fr, that's the move.

for example:

ps -eZ | grep klogd_t

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🎀 ENTRYPOINTS 🎀

the klogd_t SELinux type can be entered via the klogd_exec_t file type. that's the doorway bestie, that's how you get in.

the default entrypoint paths for the klogd_t domain are literally these:

/usr/bin/klogd, /usr/bin/rklogd

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👑 PROCESS TYPES 👑

SELinux defines process types (domains) for each process running on the system. yes, every single one gets its own little label. main character energy for every process, honestly.

you can see the context of a process using the -Z option to ps.

policy governs the access confined processes have to files. SELinux klogd policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their klogd processes in as secure a method as possible. so you can be secure and flexible, we love a multitasking queen 💅

the following process types are defined for klogd:

• klogd_t

Note: semanage permissive -a klogd_t can be used to make the process type klogd_t permissive. SELinux does not deny access to permissive process types, but the AVC (SELinux denials) messages are still generated. so like, it's chill but it's still watching you 👀

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🍓 BOOLEANS 🍓

SELinux policy is customizable based on least access required. klogd policy is extremely flexible and has several booleans that allow you to manipulate the policy and run klogd with the tightest access possible. tightest access possible — that's the goal bestie, that's the dream.

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

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🌈 MANAGED FILES 🌈

the SELinux process type klogd_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 — so like, SELinux isn't doing everything for you, your UID still has to be valid. iykyk.

💜 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

💜 klogd_tmp_t

💜 klogd_var_run_t

/run/klogd.pid

💜 root_t

/sysroot/.aleph-version.json
/sysroot/ostree/deploy/.*-atomic/deploy(/.*)?
/
/initrd
/var/lib/ntp

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🧚 FILE CONTEXTS 🧚

SELinux requires files to have an extended attribute to define the file type. so like, every file has a little label, a little name tag, and honestly? iconic.

you can see the context of a file using the -Z option to ls.

policy governs the access confined processes have to these files. SELinux klogd policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their klogd processes in as secure a method as possible.

⭐ STANDARD FILE CONTEXT ⭐

SELinux defines the file context types for the klogd. 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. okay so like, you're moving the vibe and then re-labeling it. got it.

semanage fcontext -a -t klogd_exec_t '/srv/klogd/content(/.*)?'
restorecon -R -v /srv/myklogd_content

Note: SELinux often uses regular expressions to specify labels that match multiple files. regex is literally everywhere bestie, get used to it 💀

the following file types are defined for klogd:

• klogd_exec_t — Set files with the klogd_exec_t type, if you want to transition an executable to the klogd_t domain.

Paths:

/usr/bin/klogd, /usr/bin/rklogd

• klogd_tmp_t — Set files with the klogd_tmp_t type, if you want to store klogd temporary files in the /tmp directories.
• klogd_var_run_t — Set files with the klogd_var_run_t type, if you want to store the klogd files under the /run or /var/run directory.

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 chcon is the quick fix, semanage fcontext + restorecon is the forever fix. periodt.

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🔥 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. yes bestie, there's a GUI for when you don't feel like typing 🫶

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💖 AUTHOR 💖

This manual page was auto-generated using sepolicy manpage. not me being auto-generated and still slaying 💅

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👀 SEE ALSO 👀

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

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okay that's the whole page bestie, you're now fully versed in klogd SELinux policy. go forth and be secure ✨

klogd 26-10-06 klogd_selinux(8) — that's the version and date, mwah 💋