Changing role in SELinux enabled FC4

To run a command with a different role, first use newrole to change the role. For example, to switch to the sysadm_r role:
newrole -r sysadm_r

Enabling public_html for Apache in FC4

To enable per-user web directories on SELinux enabled FC3+, edit /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf:

• Comment out the line UserDir disable
• Add UserDir public_html.
• Save the file and run service httpd reload

Each user who needs web directories must do the following:

• Create ~/public_html, and populate it.
• Change perms with chmod
• Change the security context of the folder recursively:
  chcon -R -t httpd_user_content_t ~/public_html/


At this point, it should work. If it does not, check to see that the Boolean that enables user home directories is enabled:

• Run system-config-securitylevel
• Under the SELinux tab within the Modify SELinux Policy area: enable Allow HTTPD to read home directories.
• Alternatively, execute
  setsebool httpd_enable_homedirs true

Preventing console message flooding

To prevent kernel messages flooding the console:
dmesg -n 1