Why I am getting the SELinux avc denied messages after configuring syslog to a non standard port ?

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Issue

  • Getting the selinux avc denied messages after configuring syslog to a non standard port.
type=AVC msg=audit(1392187388.122:174710): avc:  denied  { name_connect } for  pid=29594 comm=72733A616374696F6E203130207175 dest=17988 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:syslogd_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:port_t:s0 tclass=tcp_socket
type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1392187388.122:174710): arch=c000003e syscall=42 success=no exit=-13 a0=a a1=7f178c011cc0 a2=10 a3=7f17a4d39a68 items=0 ppid=1 pid=29594 auid=0 uid=0 gid=0 euid=0 suid=0 fsuid=0 egid=0 sgid=0 fsgid=0 tty=(none) ses=1047 comm=72733A616374696F6E203130207175 exe="/sbin/rsyslogd" subj=unconfined_u:system_r:syslogd_t:s0 key=(null)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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