Errata

SELinux

The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".

The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.

Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update

Version Location Description Submitted By Date submitted Date corrected
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Page 3
2nd paragraph

(such as Wireless Encryption Equivalent Privacy (WEP))
should be:
(such as Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP))

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Page 39
3rd paragraph

In the second line,
SELinux differs from that of current version
should be:
SELinux differs from that of the current version
^^^

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Page 48
Step #26

In the second line,
time so that any files creating during the reboot are properly
should be:
time so that any files created during the reboot are properly

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Page 75
Table 4-2

The first line of the description for hide_broken_symptoms,
Adds dontaudit rules for broken polices that are not
should be:
Adds dontaudit rules for broken policies that are not
^

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Page 102
3rd paragraph

The fifth line,
mons, runs in the initirc_t domain. Thus, the init process can read
should be:
mons, runs in the initrc_t domain. Thus, the init process can read
^

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Page 122
Figure 6-9, top row, 4th bubble from left

"mis"
should be:
"mls"

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Page 122
Figure 6-9, bottom row, 2nd bubble from left

"ts_users"
should be:
"fs_use"

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Page 123
Table 6-1, 4th row, left column

"opt_mls"
should be:
"mls"

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Page 123
Table 6-1, 5th row from bottom, left column

"opt_constraints"
should be:
"constraints"

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Page 123
Table 6-1, 3rd row from bottom, left column

"fs_uses"
should be:
"fs_use"

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Page 123
Table 6-1, 2nd row from bottom, left column

"opt_genfs_contexts"
should be:
"genfs_contexts"

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Page 134
8th paragraph

The second line,
attribute is used to identify administrator domain---domains that
should be:
attribute is used to identify administrator domains---domains that
^

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Page 141
Figure 7-5, 2nd bubble from right

"name_type"
should be:
"new_type"

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Page 142
3rd paragraph

The first line,
Like the preceding rule, this rule also affects the behavior or
should be:
Like the preceding rule, this rule also affects the behavior of
^

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Page 153
2nd full paragraph

The second line,
user identity. These constraints are intended to allow only
should be:
than user identity. These constraints are intended to allow only
^^^^^

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Page 156
Figure 8-8

The second literal is supposed to be a hyphen, but appears to be an underscore.

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Page 197
2nd paragraph

The first line,
When you exit Suserx, it automatically loads a new security policy
should be:
When you exit Seuserx, it automatically loads a new security policy
^

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