I am trying to install SELinux inside of a Docker container in order to distribute an application that uses SELinux internally.
The default CentOS image does not have SELinux installed:
$ docker run -it centos:latest /bin/bash
[root@38ae5a98273d /]# sestatus
bash: sestatus: command not found
After I install it from yum, SELinux is not enabled yet.
[root@38ae5a98273d /]# yum install policycoreutils selinux-policy-targeted
...
[root@38ae5a98273d /]# sestatus
SELinux status: disabled
All the documentation I've found says that you need to issue a system reboot in order to install it. However, I am not aware of a method to simulate a system reboot inside a Docker container.
How does one go about installing and enabling SELinux inside of a container?
Best Answer
SELinux is not namespaced, so individual containers cannot have their own separate SELinux policies. SELinux will always appear to be "disabled" in a container, though it is running on the host.
If your application requires SELinux, you cannot use it inside Docker. You will need to use a regular virtual machine.