Re: checkpolicy creates core file

From: Howard Holm <hdholm_at_epoch.ncsc.mil>
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 12:56:30 -0400


There's not a lot of information to go on here, but you might check the kernel configuration under "Processor type and features" for "Processor family" type. I've seen similar problems when a kernel/checkpolicy is compiled for a Pentium 3 and run on a standard Pentium.

On Sun, Sep 02, 2001 at 09:36:29PM -0700, Conan Callen wrote:
> I get a core file whenever checkpolicy is executed. While running step 4 (build and install the example policy configuration) the core occurs.
>
> During the first install, today, I got this error. I thought I may had made a mistake, so I started over from scrath (deleted (rm -rf) both /root/lsm & /root/selinux then untared the distribution again). Once again I got the same error.
>
> Im going to continue with the install. I brought the core up in gdb, but its going to take a while for me to figure out whats going on. Im hoping that I can fix it after I get it installed.
>
> I started with http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/lsm/archives/lsm-200108221537.tgz. I just installed a fresh RedHat 7.1.
>
>
> I had installed selinux successfully before, but I got a "Kernel Panic" that looked like it was caused by a harddisk error. So I started with a new couple new harddrives and reinstalled linux.

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Howard Holm <hdholm@epoch.ncsc.mil>
Information Assurance Research Group
National Security Agency

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