When SELinux is preventing access to a file or resource, you can use the audit2allow command to generate a policy module that will allow the access. Here’s how you can resolve the issue of SELinux preventing /sbin/iptables-multi-1.4.7 from read access on the file/socket /rawip_socket in RHEL/CentOS:
- Find the SELinux denial message in the audit log:
grep /rawip_socket /var/log/audit/audit.log | grep denied
- Generate a policy module to allow the access:
audit2allow -M mypol < grep /rawip_socket /var/log/audit/audit.log
This will create a policy module named mypol.pp.
- Load the policy module:
semodule -i mypol.pp
- Verify that the policy has been loaded:
semodule -l | grep mypol
This should display the mypol policy module in the list of loaded policies.
After these steps, the issue of SELinux preventing /sbin/iptables-multi-1.4.7 from read access on the file/socket /rawip_socket should be resolved. However, note that allowing access in this way may have security implications, so it’s important to thoroughly understand the impact of the policy change before implementing it in a production environment.