systemd_...d_selinux(8)

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💅 systemd_...d_selinux(8) — the SELinux Policy systemd_userdbd glow-up

okay so bestie, you're reading the systemd_...d_selinux(8) page from the SELinux Policy systemd_userdbd manual, and it's literally all about how SELinux keeps the systemd_userdbd processes on a leash. no cap, it's a good one. let's go 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

systemd_userdbd_selinux — the Security Enhanced Linux Policy for the systemd_userdbd processes 🫶

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Security-Enhanced Linux secures the systemd_userdbd processes via flexible mandatory access control. yeah. flexible. mandatory. access control. she's got range 💅

The systemd_userdbd processes execute with the systemd_userdbd_t SELinux type. wanna check if you've got these processes running? just run the ps command with the -Z qualifier. easy.

For example:

ps -eZ | grep systemd_userdbd_t

that's it, that's the vibe check 👑

🦋 ENTRYPOINTS 🦋

okay so the systemd_userdbd_t SELinux type can be entered via the systemd_userdbd_exec_t file type. that's the door, bestie.

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

/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-userdbd, /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-userwork

🧚 PROCESS TYPES 🧚

SELinux defines process types (domains) for each process running on the system. yes, every single one gets its own lil label 🏷️

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

Policy governs the access confined processes have to files. The SELinux systemd_userdbd policy is very flexible, allowing users to setup their systemd_userdbd processes in as secure a method as possible. main character security energy 🔥

The following process types are defined for systemd_userdbd:

  • systemd_userdbd_t
Note: semanage permissive -a systemd_userdbd_t can be used to make the process type systemd_userdbd_t permissive. SELinux does not deny access to permissive process types, but the AVC (SELinux denials) messages are still generated. so like, she's chill now, but she's still taking notes 💀

💖 BOOLEANS 💖

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

  • daemons_dontaudit_scheduling — 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
  • fips_mode — 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
  • nis_enabled — 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_userdbd_t can manage files labeled with the following file types. the paths listed are the default paths for these file types. and note: the processes UID still need to have DAC permissions. SELinux can't do everything for you, bestie 😭

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

systemd_userdbd_runtime_t

/run/systemd/userdb(/.*)?

🌈 FILE CONTEXTS 🌈

SELinux requires files to have an extended attribute to define the file type. it's giving ✨metadata✨

You can see the context of a file using the -Z option to ls. go check your faves.

Policy governs the access confined processes have to these files. the SELinux systemd_userdbd policy is very flexible, allowing users to setup their systemd_userdbd processes in as secure a method as possible. we love a flexible icon 💜

⭐ STANDARD FILE CONTEXT ⭐

SELinux defines the file context types for the systemd_userdbd. 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. like so:

semanage fcontext -a -t systemd_userdbd_exec_t
'/srv/systemd_userdbd/content(/.*)?'
restorecon -R -v /srv/mysystemd_userdbd_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_userdbd:

systemd_userdbd_exec_t

  • Set files with the systemd_userdbd_exec_t type, if you want to transition an executable to the systemd_userdbd_t domain.

Paths:

/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-userdbd, /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-userwork

systemd_userdbd_runtime_t

  • Set files with the systemd_userdbd_runtime_t type, if you want to treat the files as systemd userdbd runtime data.

systemd_userdbd_unit_file_t

  • Set files with the systemd_userdbd_unit_file_t type, if you want to treat the files as systemd userdbd unit content.
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 vs permanent, know the difference bestie 💅

🍓 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. ooh, a GUI, fancy 🎀

👑 AUTHOR 👑

This manual page was auto-generated using sepolicy manpage. a robot wrote it and honestly? she ate 🤖✨

🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

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

and that's the whole page, bestie — no skips, no summaries, every path and boolean intact 🫶

this was systemd_userdbd, dated 26-10-06, from the systemd_...d_selinux(8) manual. go forth and label responsibly 💖✨

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