[Dovecot] Fwd: Dovecot cannot connect to PostgreSQL server

[Steffen Kaiser]

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On Mon, 28 Apr 2014, Chris Vaas wrote:

> I just looked into my SELinux audit log and found the following denial.
>
> type=AVC msg=audit(1398609990.493:280): avc:  denied  { name_connect } for
> pid=5964 comm="auth" dest=5432
> scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:dovecot_auth_t:s0
> tcontext=system_u:object_r:postgresql_port_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket
>
> There seems to be a good chance, that this is my problem, doesn't it? But
> how can I allow the connection?

I don't run SELinux, checkout a SELinux HowTo, e.g. 
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SELinux, audit2allow looks promising.

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Steffen Kaiser
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