Getting "Unable to get valid context for user" warning when user logging in through ssh.
Issue
- Getting
Unable to get valid context for userwarning when user logging in through ssh.
For eg:
user@test's password:
Unable to get valid context for user
Last login: Fri Oct 2 14:10:35 2015 from x.x.x.x
- Below logs can be seen in
securelogs during the same time.
Sep 24 11:52:38 test sshd[21149]: Accepted publickey for user from x.x.x.x port 48290 ssh2
Sep 24 11:52:38 test sshd[21149]: pam_selinux(sshd:session): Security context unconfined_u:system_r:oddjob_mkhomedir_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 is not allowed for unconfined_u:system_r:oddjob_mkhomedir_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
Sep 24 11:52:38 test sshd[21149]: pam_selinux(sshd:session): Unable to get valid context for user
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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