RE: File Labeling
Ted Toth wrote:
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 5:24 PM, mantaray_1
<mantaray_1(a)cox.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a directory which is set to label its contents with a
particular
> label, and I have a file within this directory that is set to receive
a
> different label. If this file is deleted, and a new file with the
same
> name is created, the new file receives the label from the parent
> directory instead of its correct label. If I relabel the filesystem,
> the file gets the correct label, but I would like to have it labeled
> correctly when it is created. Is this possible?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Ken.
>
Not unless the creating app calls setfscreatecon with the context
you'd like them to be prior to creating the file.
Ted
You can relabel the file itself after creation: "restorecon <filename>"
or
have restorecond watch for the file's creation. See "man restorecond".
Moray.
To err is human; to purr, feline.