Re: macros/vi

On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 17:08, "keen@internode.on.net" <keen@internode.on.net> wrote:
> would like to find out is there any technical difference by
> defining TE rules for an application in
> domains/program/app.te and macros/programs/app.te ? When
> would it be better to use it as a macro, or would it be
> better to list it just in the domains directory?

The main reason for the macros/program/ directory is so that macro definitions can be included before anything uses them.

If you have a macro that is only used in one .te file then including it's definition in that .te file is probably best (see ssh.te for an example).

> As a way to learn configuring the policy, I am currently
> still experimenting with configuring TE rules for vi(vim).
> Would it be necessary for vi to run in its own domain as
> such? Or running it under the invoking user's domain would
> suffice?

Why would you want vi to run in it's own domain? What extra access do you want to grant or what of the regular user access do you want to remove?

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