Re: Sudden issues with SELINUX

Hello

So you are seeing these SELinux messages in F42?

I’ve only seen some random SELinux pop up messages in Rawhide so far.

I will keep an eye out for it.

Derek Enz

On Thu, Aug 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM Ian Laurie via test <
[email protected]> wrote:

> In the last day or so I am getting issues with SELINUX on a Fedora 42
> host, for example manipulating boolean variables during kernel testing I
> am seeing errors like this:
>
> zuke# semanage boolean -m --off selinuxuser_execheap
> libsepol.context_from_record: type kmscon_conf_t is not defined
> libsepol.context_from_record: could not create context structure
> libsepol.context_from_string: could not create context structure
> libsepol.sepol_context_to_sid: could not convert
> system_u:object_r:kmscon_conf_t:s0 to sid
> invalid context system_u:object_r:kmscon_conf_t:s0
> libsemanage.semanage_validate_and_compile_fcontexts: setfiles returned
> error code 255.
> OSError: Error
>
> Looks like /etc/kmscon/* defines kmscon_conf_t but I don't have that
> directory hierarchy.  Nothing I have managed to search on the issue has
> been helpful so far.  Also I cannot use the graphical SELinux Management
> utility to remove local policies, a similar error appears in a pop-up.
>
> A working Fedora 42 also doesn't seem to have /etc/kmscon/.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> --
> Ian Laurie
> FAS: nixuser | Matrix: nixuser
> TZ: Australia/Sydney
>
> --
> _______________________________________________
> test mailing list -- [email protected]
> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
> Fedora Code of Conduct:
> https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/
> List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
> List Archives:
> https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]
> Do not reply to spam, report it:
> https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
>

-- 
_______________________________________________
test mailing list -- [email protected]
To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/
List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]
Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue