For example:
/* Disallow all privileges except mount. */
disallowed privileges all,!mount
/* Disallow mount only. */
disallowed privileges none,mount
disallowed privileges | Specifies this as a privilege limitation rule. |
<privilege[,privilege[...]]> | A |
| following additional keywords: |
| • all: disallows all privileges |
| • none: allows all privileges |
| • !: denotes except |
If privilege limitation rules are not specified for a compartment, the default privilege limitation is basicpolicy,mknod for every compartment except the INIT compartment. The INIT compartment default privilege limitation is none.
Example Rules File
An example rules file is shipped with
Configuring Applications in Compartments
You can configure an application to run in a particular compartment. Use the setfilexsec command to configure the compartment attribute of a binary file. For example, to configure the application apple into the compartment fruit, enter the following command:
# setfilexsec
Alternately, you can use
Troubleshooting Compartments
If something is not working on your system and you suspect the problem is occurring because of your compartment structure, you can check your compartment rules as follows.
Problem 1: Access is not being controlled according to the compartment rules I
configured. Solution: Your rules may not be set in the kernel. To check whether your rules are set in the kernel, follow these steps:
1.Execute the following command:
# getrules
The getrules command displays the valid compartment rules in the kernel.
2.Execute the following command:
# setrules -p
The setrules command with the
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