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author | Pádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com> | 2013-11-27 12:26:51 +0000 |
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committer | Pádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com> | 2013-11-27 14:19:32 +0000 |
commit | 7958a4a4fe234f9787daf178a60bc83449605dac (patch) | |
tree | c4cb47f6d62ce69ea1d1f035581c145d35e1d717 /NEWS | |
parent | d8e27ab0be8e84ec2287b41dff48073cc13012c3 (diff) | |
download | coreutils-7958a4a4fe234f9787daf178a60bc83449605dac.tar.xz |
selinux: adjust utils to run restorecon with -Z
cp, mv, install, mkdir, mkfifo, mknod are adjusted so that:
-Z no longer accepts an argument.
-Z or --context without an argument do not warn without SELinux.
--context with an argument will warn without SELinux.
* src/local.mk: Reference the new selinux module where required.
* src/system.h: Make the argument to --context optional.
* src/mkdir.c: Likewise. Also handle the SMACK case for --context.
Note we currently silently ignore -Z with SMACK.
* src/mkfifo.c: Likewise.
* src/mknod.c: Likewise.
* src/install.c: Likewise. Note install(1) by default already
set the context for target files to their system default,
albeit with an older method. Use the -Z option to select between
the old and new context restoration behavior, and document
the differences and details for how context restoration
is done in new and old methods, with a view disabling the
old method entirely in future.
* src/cp.c: Make the argument to --context optional.
Note -Z implies --no-preserve=context. I.E. -Z overrides
that aspect of -a no matter what order specified.
(struct cp_options): Document the context handling options.
(main): Check/adjust option combinations after all
options are processed, to both simplify processing
and to make handling independent of order of options
on the command line. Also improve the diagnostics
from a failed call to setfscreatecon().
(set_process_security_ctx): A new function,
refactored to set the default context from the source file,
or with the type adjusted as per the system default for
the destination path.
(set_file_security_ctx): A new function refactored to
set the security context of an existing file, either based on
the process context or the default system context for a path.
(copy_internal): Use the refactored functions to simplify
error handling and consistently fail or warn as needed.
(copy_reg): Likewise.
(copy_internal): With --preserve=context, also copy
context from non regular files. Note for directories this may
impact the copying of subsequent files to that directory?
(copy_attr): If we're handling SELinux explicitly,
then exclude to avoid the redudant copy with --preserve=context,
and the problematic copy with -Z. Note SELinux attribute exclusion
also now honors cp -a --no-preserve=context. Note there was a
very small window over 10 years ago, where attr_copy_file was
available, while attr_copy_check_permissions was not, so we
don't bother adding an explicit m4 check for the latter function.
* src/mv.c: Support --context, but don't allow specifying an argument.
* src/chcon.c: Adjust a comment to be specific to SELinux.
* src/runcon.c: Likewise.
* src/copy.c: Honor the context settings to "restorecon" as appropriate.
* src/copy.h: Add a new setting to select "restorecon" functionality.
* tests/mkdir/selinux.sh: s/-Z/--context=/
* tests/cp/cp-a-selinux.sh: Augment this test with cases
testing basic -Z functionality, and also test the various
invalid option combinations and option precedence.
* tests/mkdir/restorecon.sh: Add a new test for the
more involved mkdir -Z handling, since the directory changing
and non existent directories need to be specially handled.
Also check the similar but simpler handling of -Z by mk{nod,fifo}.
* tests/local.mk: Reference the new test.
* doc/coreutils.texi (cp invocation): Update as per interface changes.
(mv invocation): Likewise.
(install invocation): Likewise.
(mkfifo invocation): Likewise.
(mknod invocation): Likewise.
(mkdir invocation): Likewise.
* NEWS: Mention the new feature and change in behavior.
Diffstat (limited to 'NEWS')
-rw-r--r-- | NEWS | 13 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*- ** New features + cp, install, mkdir, mknod, mkfifo and mv now support "restorecon" + functionality through the -Z option, to set the SELinux context + appropriate for the new item location in the file system. + + csplit accepts a new option: --suppressed-matched, to elide the lines + used to identify the split points. + df --output now accepts a 'file' field, to propagate a specified command line argument through to the output. @@ -73,9 +80,6 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*- uniq accepts a new option: --group to print all items, while separating unique groups with empty lines. - csplit accepts a new option: --suppressed-matched, to elide the lines - used to identify the split points. - shred accepts new parameters to the --remove option to give greater control over that operation, which can greatly reduce sync overhead. @@ -89,6 +93,9 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*- Previously, it would create a hard link of the symbolic link, even when the dereferencing options -L or -H were specified. + cp, install, mkdir, mknod and mkfifo no longer accept an argument to the + short -Z option. The --context equivalent still takes an optional argument. + dd status=none now suppresses all non fatal diagnostic messages, not just the transfer counts. |