1. cat /etc/selinux/targeted/contexts/users/specialuser_u
2. priv logins are allowed as per the ssh_priv_logins boolean?
3. do you get the same result when you associate "sftpuser" with selinux user "user_u"?

On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 12:48:42PM +0530, Aman Sharma wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> Below is the output of semanage USer command output for sftpuser:
> 
> *specialuser_u   user       s0         s0
>  sysadm_r system_r*
> 
> and for command semanage login -l , output is :
> 
> *sftpuser             specialuser_u        s0                   **
> 
> *and also, after adding the debugging option, its showing the below error
> message as :*
> 
> Dec 13 15:46:10 cucmSUB authpriv 3 sshd: pam_selinux(sshd:session): Unable
> to get valid context for sftpuser
> 
> Dec 13 15:46:10 cucmSUB authpriv 5 sshd: pam_selinux(sshd:session): Open
> Session
> 
> Dec 13 15:46:11 cucmSUB authpriv 7 sshd: pam_selinux(sshd:session):
> Username= sftpuser SELinux User= specialuser_u Level= s0
> 
> Dec 13 15:46:11 cucmSUB authpriv 3 sshd: pam_selinux(sshd:session): Unable
> to get valid context for sftpuser
> 
> 
> also Selinuxdefcon command is showing error while running for sftpuser i.e.
> 
> *sudo /usr/sbin/selinuxdefcon sftpuser system_u:system_r:sshd_t:s0*
> 
> */usr/sbin/selinuxdefcon: Invalid argument*
> 
> 
> *Please let me know your comments on this.*
> 
> 
> *Thanks*
> 
> *Aman*
> 
> On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 12:45 AM, Stephen Smalley <sds@tycho.nsa.gov> wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 2017-12-13 at 21:40 +0530, Aman Sharma wrote:
> > > Hi Stephen,
> > >
> > > Yes , I am using open env_params for it. But for this, my sftp is not
> > > working and getting the below error message :
> > >
> > > Dec 13 13:00:00 aman authpriv 3 sshd: pam_selinux(sshd:session):
> > > Unable to get valid context for sftpuser
> > > Dec 13 13:00:00 aman authpriv 6 sshd: pam_unix(sshd:session): session
> > > opened for user sftpuser by (uid=0)
> > >
> > > Please let me know if you have any idea on this.
> >
> > Do you have any semanage login mapping for sftpuser or is it just using
> > the __default__ entry? (what does semanage login -l show)  How was
> > sftpuser created?
> >
> > You could add the debug option on the pam_selinux.so line to try to get
> > more information.
> >
> > You could run selinuxdefcon to query what context would be used for
> > that user, e.g.
> > selinuxdefcon sftpuser system_u:system_r:sshd_t:s0-s0.c0123
> >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 8:54 PM, Stephen Smalley <sds@tycho.nsa.gov>
> > > wrote:
> > > > On Tue, 2017-12-12 at 23:47 -0500, Aman Sharma wrote:
> > > > > Hi All,
> > > > >
> > > > > just wanted to know the meaning of line session    required
> > > > >  pam_selinux.so open env_params added in /etc/pam.d/sshd file.
> > > > > Actually I am facing one issue related to this. When I changed
> > > > this
> > > > > env_params to restore then my Sftp is not working.
> > > > >
> > > > > Can anybody Please guide me on this.
> > > >
> > > > man pam_selinux describes the options and what they mean.
> > > > Why did you change it to restore?  Per the man page, restore is to
> > > > temporarily restore the contexts and would be a separate entry in
> > > > the
> > > > PAM stack before the module that needs the original contexts,
> > > > followed
> > > > by a pam_selinux.so open env_params after that module to set them
> > > > up
> > > > again.  But don't use restore unless you actually need it for some
> > > > reason.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Aman
> > > Cell: +91 9990296404 |  Email ID : amansh.sharma5@gmail.com
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> Thanks
> Aman
> Cell: +91 9990296404 |  Email ID : amansh.sharma5@gmail.com

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