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SELinux
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SELinux

by Bill McCarty
October 2004
Intermediate to advanced
256 pages
8h 16m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Appendix C. SELinux Macros Defined in src/policy/macros

Table C-1 describes principal macros defined in the src/policy/macros subdirectory. The macros included in the table are those present in the Fedora Core 2 implementation of SELinux. Other implementations may define different macros or alter the operation of macros appearing in the table.

Table C-1. SELinux macros defined in the macros subdirectory

Macro

Description

admin_domain

Defines a domain for an administrative user.

append_logdir_domain

Authorizes a specified domain to create, read, and append to logfiles within its own specially labeled logging directory.

append_log_domain

Authorizes a specified domain to read and append to its own specially labeled logfiles.

application_domain

Authorizes a specified domain to perform operations common to simple applications.

base_file_read_access

Authorizes a specified domain to read and search several system file types.

base_pty_perms

Authorizes a specified domain to access the pty master multiplexer domain and to search /dev/pts.

base_user_domain

Defines a domain for a nonadministrative user.

can_create_other_pty

Authorizes a specified domain to create new ptys for another specified domain.

can_create_pty

Authorizes a specified domain to create new ptys.

can_exec

Authorizes a specified domain to execute files having a specified type (domain) without transitioning to a new domain.

can_exec_any

Authorizes a specified domain to execute a variety of executable ...

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