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Re: Why is SELinux incompatible with OpenVZ? [message #41372 is a reply to message #41363]

Tue, 11 January 2011 21:26

thewanderer
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Registered: August 2010

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OpenVZ introduces many hacks to the kernel. If you read the code, you'll know what this is about.
However, Linux Containers are compatible with SELinux. I'd suggest trying that - you do not have to use OpenVZ for separation when you secure LXC with SELinux (as described in an IBM tutorial: search the web for "secure linux containers cookbook"), and you make it available for the host as well.
I would not recommend running LXC without SELinux-secured containers, though - it's too easy to break out with CAP_SYS_ADMIN and init seems to need it on most distros.

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		Why is SELinux incompatible with OpenVZ? By: cwebster on Sun, 09 January 2011 20:27
		Re: Why is SELinux incompatible with OpenVZ? By: thewanderer on Tue, 11 January 2011 21:26
		Re: Why is SELinux incompatible with OpenVZ? By: cwebster on Wed, 12 January 2011 16:48

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