On Thu, 17 Jan 2002 13:59, Stephen Smalley wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Jan 2002, Russell Coker wrote:
> > The latest kernel patch for 2.4.17 from immunix uses version 8 of the
> > Policy DB, while the latest utilities on the NSA site are clearly
> > designed for version 7 only (compile errors when trying to compile with
> > version 8 headers).
>
> The NSA SELinux web site states that you should use the version of the LSM
> kernel patch that is on it, since the one from lsm.immunix.org may not
> always be compatible. The policydb change was pushed to the
> lsm.immunix.org tree (with a comment in the ChangeLog about the need for a
> corresponding patch to the checkpolicy program) in preparation for a new
> SELinux release on the NSA web site. So just be patient and wait for the
> new release.

OK.

BTW Could documentation be added as to which kernel supports which version of the policydb?

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