[Mediawiki-l] mediawiki SELinux

Lane, Ryan Ryan.Lane at ocean.navo.navy.mil
Wed Jun 7 17:26:25 UTC 2006


SELinux isn't necessary at all per se; it is a very good security
mechanism though.

Some basic information is given in the user's guide, and it links to
another site with a little more info.

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User's_Guide:_Installation

Here's what it links to:

http://codex.gallery2.org/index.php/Gallery2:Installation_on_a_SELinux_S
erver

V/r,

Ryan Lane

> -----Original Message-----
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> bounces at Wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of city wiki
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 10:50 AM
> To: mediawiki-l at Wikimedia.org
> Subject: [Mediawiki-l] mediawiki SELinux
> 
> I'm instaling FC5 on a server just to be used via FTP and MediaWiki.
> 
> Question:
> 
> It works fine unless SELinux is set to enforcing.
> How necessary is SELinux? Is there a comprenhensive guide on how to
> configure it for Mediawiki? Just cannot find the right info.
> Thanks.
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