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Hard disagree. FS permissions take like 5 minutes to explain and then you maybe need another 30 minutes in total to try around and get a hang of it. I've given up on selinux every time I've tried to make sense of it. Open 3 different tutorials, have 3 totally different approaches to it.

I guess if you only install core packages on redhat and never touch a single config file it might work OK even for the average Joe.

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I found that for me, SELinux is best mastered by reading the documentation. Most tutorials I read when trying to make custom policies and monitor how policies were working, were hot garbage written by people who were just reading other people’s tutorials. SELinux solves problems orthogonal to FS permissions, and use cases that FS permissions alone don’t address.

It was a bit tough at first but writing your first SELinux profile is a fantastic way to make it approachable. YMMV, of course.

I guess I must be wrong. So many people disagree with me I must be an idiot.

You can write and understand llms but not selinux policies..

You are right, the crowd has spoken. Thank you for the education hn.

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