Fwd: Emergency: Problems on NetworkManager 0.7.0. (Errors occured in Activation Stage 3 about DHClient.)

["Rodney Morris" <rodamorris gmail com>]

On 3/28/08, Jue Yang <shuangfeiyu hotmail com> wrote:
 >
 > hi,
 >
 >  I am now in trouble. Could anybody can tell me what causes the error as
 > follows.
 >
 >

> Mar 29 15:13:42 localhost dhclient: Can't create
 > /usr/local/var/run/dhclient-wlan0.pid: Permission denied
 > Mar 29 15:13:42 localhost dhclient: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client
 > V3.0.6-Fedora
 > Mar 29 15:13:42 localhost dhclient: Copyright 2004-2007 Internet Systems
 > Consortium.
 > Mar 29 15:13:42 localhost dhclient: All rights reserved.
 > Mar 29 15:13:42 localhost dhclient: For info, please visit
 > http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/
 > Mar 29 15:13:42 localhost dhclient:
 > Mar 29 15:13:42 localhost dhclient: can't create
 > /usr/local/var/run/dhclient-wlan0.lease: Permission denied
 > Mar 29 15:13:42 localhost dhclient: execve
 > (/usr/local/libexec/nm-dhcp-client.action, ...): Permission denied
 > Mar 29 15:13:42 localhost dhclient: Listening on LPF/wlan0/00:18:e7:20:a5:fb
 > Mar 29 15:13:42 localhost dhclient: Sending on   LPF/wlan0/00:18:e7:20:a5:fb
 > Mar 29 15:13:42 localhost dhclient: Sending on   Socket/fallback
 > Mar 29 15:13:42 localhost dhclient: Can't create
 > /usr/local/var/run/dhclient-wlan0.pid: Permission denied
 > Mar 29 15:13:42 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255
 > port 67 interval 5
 > Mar 29 15:13:42 localhost dhclient: DHCPOFFER from 192.168.1.1
 > Mar 29 15:13:42 localhost dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255
 > port 67
 > Mar 29 15:13:42 localhost dhclient: DHCPACK from 192.168.1.1
 > Mar 29 15:13:42 localhost dhclient: execve
 > (/usr/local/libexec/nm-dhcp-client.action, ...): Permission denied
 > Mar 29 15:13:42 localhost dhclient: can't create
 > /usr/local/var/run/dhclient-wlan0.lease: Permission denied
 > Mar 29 15:13:42 localhost dhclient: bound to 192.168.1.101 -- renewal in
 > 35376 seconds.
 > Mar 29 15:13:42 localhost dhclient: Can't create
 > /usr/local/var/run/dhclient-wlan0.pid: Permission denied
 > Mar 29 15:13:43 localhost avahi-daemon[2443]: Registering new address record


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 > Mar 29 15:13:44 localhost setroubleshoot: #012    SELinux is preventing
 > /sbin/dhclient (dhcpc_t) "write" to <Unknown> (usr_t).#012     For complete
 > SELinux messages. run sealert -l
 > b88bcdd9-3df7-4ff1-8b4b-3f42b0ad1c4f
 > Mar 29 15:13:44 localhost setroubleshoot: #012    SELinux is preventing the
 > dhclient (dhcpc_t) from executing <Unknown>.#012     For complete SELinux
 > messages. run sealert -l
 > a13b090e-265b-41a3-a988-7fdde73fdf53
 > Mar 29 15:13:44 localhost setroubleshoot: #012    SELinux is preventing
 > /sbin/dhclient (dhcpc_t) "write" to <Unknown> (usr_t).#012     For complete
 > SELinux messages. run sealert -l
 > b88bcdd9-3df7-4ff1-8b4b-3f42b0ad1c4f
 > Mar 29 15:13:44 localhost kernel: Linking with orap_abc
 > Mar 29 15:13:44 localhost setroubleshoot: #012    SELinux is preventing
 > /sbin/dhclient (dhcpc_t) "write" to <Unknown> (usr_t).#012     For complete
 > SELinux messages. run sealert -l
 > b88bcdd9-3df7-4ff1-8b4b-3f42b0ad1c4f
 > Mar 29 15:13:44 localhost setroubleshoot: #012    SELinux is preventing the
 > /sbin/dhclient (dhcpc_t) from executing <Unknown>.#012     For complete
 > SELinux messages. run sealert -l
 > a13b090e-265b-41a3-a988-7fdde73fdf53
 > Mar 29 15:13:44 localhost setroubleshoot: #012    SELinux is preventing
 > dhclient (dhcpc_t) "write" to <Unknown> (usr_t).#012     For complete
 > SELinux messages. run sealert -l
 > b88bcdd9-3df7-4ff1-8b4b-3f42b0ad1c4f


Is SElinux set to enforcing?  If so, try setting SElinux to permissive
 mode.  Looking at the logs, SELinux may be preventing dhclient from
 creating pid and lease files, though I'm no SELinux expert.

 Rod

Ugh!  I forgot to include the list in the above reply.  Could someone
set the reply-to to the list on all messages?