Why Semanage command failed with libsemanage.semanage_commit_sandbox error while renaming /etc/selinux/targeted/modules/active to /etc/selinux/targeted/modules/previous?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • One cannot update SELinux policy when running command like
/usr/sbin/semanage port -a -t syslogd_port_t -p tcp 515

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11

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