systemd_s...l_selinux(8)

✨ systemd_sysctl_selinux: the SELinux policy glow-up for systemd_sysctl 💅

okay so bestie, this is the manual page for systemd_sysctl_selinux, the SELinux policy that wraps around your systemd_sysctl processes. It's giving security, it's giving mandatory access control, it's giving iconic. Let's get into it 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

systemd_sysctl_selinux — the Security Enhanced Linux Policy for the systemd_sysctl processes 💖

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Security-Enhanced Linux secures the systemd_sysctl processes via flexible mandatory access control. no cap, that's the whole vibe.

The systemd_sysctl processes execute with the systemd_sysctl_t SELinux type. Wanna check if you've got these processes running? Just run the ps command with the -Z qualifier.

For example:

ps -eZ | grep systemd_sysctl_t

literally that's it, slay ✨

🌈 ENTRYPOINTS 🌈

The systemd_sysctl_t SELinux type can be entered via the systemd_sysctl_exec_t file type.

The default entrypoint paths for the systemd_sysctl_t domain are the following:

/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysctl

one singular path, and it's iconic 👑

💜 PROCESS TYPES 💜

SELinux defines process types (domains) for each process running on the system 🧚

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

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

The following process types are defined for systemd_sysctl:

systemd_sysctl_t

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

🍓 BOOLEANS 🍓

SELinux policy is customizable based on least access required. systemd_sysctl policy is extremely flexible and has several booleans that allow you to manipulate the policy and run systemd_sysctl with the tightest access possible 🔥

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

If you want to allow system to run with NIS, you must turn on the nis_enabled boolean. Disabled by default.

setsebool -P nis_enabled 1

🧚 MANAGED FILES 🧚

The SELinux process type systemd_sysctl_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 — SELinux isn't doing all the work for you, bestie 😭

• binfmt_misc_fs_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

• krb5_host_rcache_t

/var/tmp/krb5_0.rcache2
/var/cache/krb5rcache(/.*)?
/var/tmp/nfs_0
/var/tmp/DNS_25
/var/tmp/host_0
/var/tmp/imap_0
/var/tmp/HTTP_23
/var/tmp/HTTP_48
/var/tmp/ldap_55
/var/tmp/ldap_487
/var/tmp/ldapmap1_0

• root_t

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

• sysctl_type

🎀 FILE CONTEXTS 🎀

SELinux requires files to have an extended attribute to define the file type.

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 systemd_sysctl policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their systemd_sysctl processes in as secure a method as possible.

⭐ STANDARD FILE CONTEXT ⭐

SELinux defines the file context types for the systemd_sysctl, 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.

semanage fcontext -a -t systemd_sysctl_exec_t '/srv/systemd_sysctl/content(/.*)?'
restorecon -R -v /srv/mysystemd_sysctl_content

Note: SELinux often uses regular expressions to specify labels that match multiple files. regex girlies rise 🙈

The following file types are defined for systemd_sysctl:

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

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. temporary fix vs. permanent commitment, choose wisely 💅

💖 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. GUI besties, this one's for you 🫶

🌟 AUTHOR 🌟

This manual page was auto-generated using sepolicy manpage. not me being auto-generated and still serving looks 💀

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

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

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and that's the whole page bestie, hope you ate it up 🍽️ this lil number is from systemd_sysctl in the systemd_s...l_selinux(8) manual, dated 26-10-06 — go forth and label responsibly 💜✨