[debbugs-tracker] bug#17220: closed (SELinux options in --help / manpage may be confusing)

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> Tue, 08 Apr 2014 15:47:35 +0200
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> Hi,
> recently I got one bug report, asking about mknod not running correctly
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> mknod -m 666 -Z system_u:object_r:random_device_t:s0 /dev/random2 c 1 9
> This is not a bug, as since 8.22, short version of -Z doesn't accept
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> However, --help and manpage is a bit misleading. I think we should split
> the lines for -Z and --context , as both are doing a bit different
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> -Z restores the default SELinux context
> --context=[CTX] restores the default SELinux context if no CTX is
> specified, otherwise sets the SELinux/SMACK context to CTX.
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> Now, with having them both on one lines, it gives user the feeling that
> -Z accepts argument, which may lead to scripts errors. This is not only
> about mknod, but about all utilities with -Z option (and recent change
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> Thanks in advance for consideration!
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> Greetings,
>          Ondrej
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Will push the attached soon.

thanks,
Pádraig.

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