[chef] Re: Re: SELinux - not supported?

[Andrea Campi < >]

On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 12:21 AM, Matthew Kent
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> On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 2:33 PM, Burkholder, Peter 
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>> Oh, but wait, it seems there's no such support in Chef.  Is that so?  All 
>> I can find are various open tickets such as:
>> http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/COOK-759
>> http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/COOK-347
>> http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-1890
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>> The current cookbook says only this, "users are recommended to set SELinux 
>> to permissive mode, or disabled completely."
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>> I'm surprised and disappointed that this is the case.  Is there really no 
>> one using SeLinux under Chef?  Or is there a secret I'm not yet in on?
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> I'm not aware of anyone using SELinux with Chef or asking for it
> really. I'd attribute this to the smaller install base of rhel (and
> clones) versus the larger debian/ubuntu contingent using Chef.

Ditto for FreeBSD, and other "nice" OS.
I think it's natural that Opscode as a company, and the larger
community that provides patches and new cookbook, focuses on what is
needed by a majority of users.
Great stuff usually comes out of people having a need, and the drive
to make it happen.


That said, and pardon me a little advertising.

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the case with SELinux.
The end result may be delivered as open or closed source.
My company is one such; there are others on the mailing list; and you
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A small suggestion: if you think you don't have the budget for that,
but you care enough to devolve some of your time, you could start a
"bounty" program where all interested parties can chip in a little
money. And then go and find someone to do the work.

Andrea