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10.4. Configuration Examples

10.4.1. PostgreSQL Changing Database Location

When using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, the default location for PostgreSQL to store its database is /var/lib/pgsql/data. This is where SELinux expects it to be by default, and hence this area is already labeled appropriately for you, using the postgresql_db_t type.

The area where the database is located can be changed depending on individual environment requirements or preferences, however it is important that SELinux is aware of this new location; that it is labeled accordingly. This example explains how to change the location of a PostgreSQL database and then how to label the new location so that SELinux can still provide its protection mechanisms to the new area based on its contents.

Note that this is an example only and demonstrates how SELinux can affect PostgreSQL. Comprehensive documentation of PostgreSQL is beyond the scope of this document. Refer to the official PostgreSQL documentation for further details. This example assumes that the postgresql-server package is installed.

Run the ls -lZ /var/lib/pgsql command to view the SELinux context of the default database location for postgresql:
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```
~]# ls -lZ /var/lib/pgsql
drwx------. postgres postgres system_u:object_r:postgresql_db_t:s0 data
```
```
~]# ls -lZ /var/lib/pgsql
drwx------. postgres postgres system_u:object_r:postgresql_db_t:s0 data
```
This shows postgresql_db_t which is the default context element for the location of database files. This context will have to be manually applied to the new database location that will be used in this example in order for it to function properly.
Create a new directory for the new location of the database(s). In this example, /opt/postgresql/data/ is used. If you use a different location, replace the text in the following steps with your location:
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```
~]# mkdir -p /opt/postgresql/data
```
```
~]# mkdir -p /opt/postgresql/data
```
Perform a directory listing of the new location. Note that the initial context of the new directory is usr_t. This context is not sufficient for SELinux to offer its protection mechanisms to PostgreSQL. Once the context has been changed, it will be able to function properly in the new area.
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```
~]# ls -lZ /opt/postgresql/
drwxr-xr-x. root root unconfined_u:object_r:usr_t:s0   data
```
```
~]# ls -lZ /opt/postgresql/
drwxr-xr-x. root root unconfined_u:object_r:usr_t:s0   data
```
Change the ownership of the new location to allow access by the postgres user and group. This sets the traditional Unix permissions which SELinux will still observe.
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```
~]# chown -R postgres:postgres /opt/postgresql
```
```
~]# chown -R postgres:postgres /opt/postgresql
```
Open the PostgreSQL init file /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql with a text editor and modify the PGDATA and PGLOG variables to point to the new location:
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```
~]# vi /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql
PGDATA=/opt/postgresql/data
PGLOG=/opt/postgresql/data/pgstartup.log
```
```
~]# vi /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql
PGDATA=/opt/postgresql/data
PGLOG=/opt/postgresql/data/pgstartup.log
```
Save this file and exit the text editor.

Initialize the database in the new location.