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Re: Patch to semanage

From: Daniel J Walsh <dwalsh_at_nospam>
Date: Wed Aug 19 2009 - 20:21:27 GMT
To: Chad Sellers <csellers@tresys.com>


On 08/19/2009 03:35 PM, Chad Sellers wrote: > On 8/19/09 3:20 PM, "Daniel J Walsh" <dwalsh@redhat.com> wrote: > >> On 08/19/2009 09:53 AM, Joshua Brindle wrote: >>> Daniel J Walsh wrote: >>>> On 08/18/2009 05:41 PM, Chad Sellers wrote:
>>>>> On 8/18/09 5:35 PM, "Daniel J Walsh"<dwalsh@redhat.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 08/17/2009 05:45 PM, Chad Sellers wrote:
>>>>>>> On 7/17/09 6:10 AM, "Daniel J Walsh"<dwalsh@redhat.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ok lets try the patch again.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Added equal patch (spelled correctly.)
>>>>>>>> Beginning to add modules support to consolidate on one management
>>>>>>>> command.
>>>>>>>> Eventually replace semodule/setsebool with semanage command.
>>>>>>>> Some white space fixing in seobject.py
>>>>>>> As I said previously, I've split this patch into the 3 separate
>>>>>>> patches
>>>>>>> (whitespace, equal, modules) for review purposes, as it was too
>>>>>>> difficult to
>>>>>>> get through with the 3 different patches interspersed. Please try
>>>>>>> to split
>>>>>>> up functional patches in the future.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This message will apply to the modules patch only.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> diff --git a/policycoreutils/semanage/semanage
>>>>>>>> b/policycoreutils/semanage/semanage
>>>>>>>> index 1688d85..072453d 100644
>>>>>>>> --- a/policycoreutils/semanage/semanage
>>>>>>>> +++ b/policycoreutils/semanage/semanage
>>>>>>>> @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
>>>>>>>> text = _("""
>>>>>>>> semanage [ -S store ] -i [ input_file | - ]
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -semanage
>>>>>>>> {boolean|login|user|port|interface|node|fcontext|translation}
>>>>>>>> -{l|D}
>>>>>>>> [-n]
>>>>>>>> +semanage
>>>>>>>> {module,boolean|login|user|port|interface|node|fcontext|translation}
>>>>>>>> -{l|D} [-n]
>>>>>>>> semanage login -{a|d|m} [-sr] login_name | %groupname
>>>>>>>> semanage user -{a|d|m} [-LrRP] selinux_name
>>>>>>>> semanage port -{a|d|m} [-tr] [ -p proto ] port | port_range
>>>>>>>> @@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ semanage node -{a|d|m} [-tr] [ -p protocol ] [-M
>>>>>>>> netmask]
>>>>>>>> addr
>>>>>>>> semanage fcontext -{a|d|m} [-frst] [-e path ] file_spec
>>>>>>>> semanage translation -{a|d|m} [-T] level
>>>>>>>> semanage boolean -{d|m} [--on|--off|-1|-0] -F boolean |
>>>>>>>> boolean_file
>>>>>>>> -semanage permissive -{d|a} type
>>>>>>>> +semanage permissive -{a|d} type
>>>>>>>> +semanage module -{a|d|} module
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Primary Options:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> @@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ Primary Options:
>>>>>>>> -h, --help Display this message
>>>>>>>> -n, --noheading Do not print heading when listing OBJECTS
>>>>>>>> -S, --store Select and alternate SELinux store to
>>>>>>>> manage
>>>>>>>> + --dontaudit Turn on or off dontaudit rules
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Need to specify that this takes an integer argument (1 or 0) here.
>>>>>>> Also,
>>>>>>> need to specify which command this is valid for, which appears to
>>>>>>> be the
>>>>>>> module command. Why is this an option for the module command? It
>>>>>>> doesn't
>>>>>>> seem to have anything to do with a particular module. Should this
>>>>>>> just be
>>>>>>> its own command?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think it should be just for the modules command.
>>>>> Care to explain why? As your usage above shows, the module command is
>>>>> for
>>>>> adding or deleting modules. This functionality has nothing to do with
>>>>> that.
>>>>> --dontaudit is for specifying globally that dontaudit's should be turned
>>>>> on/off. It's not an option that modifies the behavior of adding or
>>>>> deleting
>>>>> a module, it's a completely separate thing.
>>>>>
>>>> No I don't care to explain why, now that you shot down my idea. :^) >>>> >>>> I guess it should be a separate command >>>> >>>> What do you think of. >>>> >>>> semanage dontaudit -a >>>> semanage dontaudit -d >>>> >>> >>> I like it being a separate command since it really is a global thing but >>> the syntax above seems very confusing. Can we depart from the add/remove >>> paradigm for this one and use something more appropriate, like on/off, >>> enable/disable, audit/dontaudit, or something similar? >>> >>> >>> -- >>> This message was distributed to subscribers of the selinux mailing list. >>> If you no longer wish to subscribe, send mail to majordomo@tycho.nsa.gov >>> with >>> the words "unsubscribe selinux" without quotes as the message. >>> >>> >> >> semanage dontaudit on >> semanage dontaudit off > > Sounds great to me. > > Chad >
How about this patch.

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