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From: Conan Callen <ccallen_at_windowpane.com>
subject: checkpolicy creates core file
Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2001 21:36:29 -0700
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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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From: Howard Holm <hdholm_at_epoch.ncsc.mil>
subject: Re: checkpolicy creates core file
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 12:56:30 -0400
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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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From: Conan Callen <ccallen_at_windowpane.com>
subject: Re: checkpolicy creates core file
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 17:46:30 -0700
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This was the problem. I set it to Classic Pentium and now checkpolicy works fine.

Conan

  • Original Message ----- From: "Howard Holm" <hdholm@epoch.ncsc.mil> To: "Conan Callen" <ccallen@windowpane.com> Cc: <selinux@tycho.nsa.gov> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 9:56 AM Subject: Re: checkpolicy creates core file

> 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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From: Conan Callen <ccallen_at_windowpane.com>
subject: Re: checkpolicy creates core file
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 10:44:43 -0700
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This could be. The first time I built the system I selected Pentium Classic, and everything ran fine. This last time I did not touch this setting (left it at Pentium III) and the checkpolicy utlity failed.

I just started the build process (from the beginning) and selected Pentium Classic.

Conan

  • Original Message ----- From: Conan Callen To: selinux@tycho.nsa.gov Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 9:36 PM Subject: checkpolicy creates core file

  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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