2014-10-10T00:00:18.883-0400 [initandlisten] MongoDB starting : pid=8257 port=27017 dbpath=/data/db 64-bit host=ip-172-31-4-153.ap-southeast-2.compute.internal
2014-10-10T00:00:18.883-0400 [initandlisten] db version v2.6.5
2014-10-10T00:00:18.883-0400 [initandlisten] git version: e99d4fcb4279c0279796f237aa92fe3b64560bf6
2014-10-10T00:00:18.883-0400 [initandlisten] build info: Linux build8.nj1.10gen.cc 2.6.32-431.3.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Jan 3 21:39:27 UTC 2014 x86_64 BOOST_LIB_VERSION=1_49
2014-10-10T00:00:18.883-0400 [initandlisten] allocator: tcmalloc
2014-10-10T00:00:18.883-0400 [initandlisten] options: { config: "/etc/mongod.conf", net: { bindIp: "127.0.0.1" }, processManagement: { fork: true, pidFilePath: "/var/run/mongodb/mongod.pid" }, storage: { dbPath: "/data/db" }, systemLog: { destination: "file", logAppend: true, path: "/var/log/mongodb/mongod.log" } }
2014-10-10T00:00:18.883-0400 [initandlisten] exception in initAndListen std::exception: boost::filesystem::status: Permission denied: "/data/db/mongod.lock", terminating
2014-10-10T00:00:18.883-0400 [initandlisten] dbexit:
2014-10-10T00:00:18.883-0400 [initandlisten] shutdown: going to close listening sockets...
2014-10-10T00:00:18.883-0400 [initandlisten] shutdown: going to flush diaglog...
2014-10-10T00:00:18.883-0400 [initandlisten] shutdown: going to close sockets...
2014-10-10T00:00:18.883-0400 [initandlisten] shutdown: waiting for fs preallocator...
2014-10-10T00:00:18.883-0400 [initandlisten] shutdown: lock for final commit...
2014-10-10T00:00:18.883-0400 [initandlisten] shutdown: final commit...
2014-10-10T00:00:18.883-0400 [initandlisten] shutdown: closing all files...
2014-10-10T00:00:18.883-0400 [initandlisten] closeAllFiles() finished
2014-10-10T00:00:18.883-0400 [initandlisten] dbexit: really exiting now

$ ls -laR /data
/data:
total 4
drwxr-xr-x.  3 mongod mongod   15 Oct  9 23:55 .
drwxr-xr-x. 18 root   root   4096 Oct 10 01:33 ..
drwxr-xr-x.  3 mongod mongod   84 Oct 10 00:01 db

/data/db:
total 81920
drwxr-xr-x. 3 mongod mongod       84 Oct 10 00:01 .
drwxr-xr-x. 3 mongod mongod       15 Oct  9 23:55 ..
-rw-r--r--. 1 mongod mongod        0 Oct  9 23:57 dummy_file
drwxr-xr-x. 2 mongod mongod        6 Oct 10 01:32 journal
-rw-------. 1 mongod mongod 67108864 Oct 10 01:31 local.0
-rw-------. 1 mongod mongod 16777216 Oct 10 01:31 local.ns
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 mongod mongod        0 Oct 10 01:32 mongod.lock

/data/db/journal:
total 0
drwxr-xr-x. 2 mongod mongod  6 Oct 10 01:32 .
drwxr-xr-x. 3 mongod mongod 84 Oct 10 00:01 ..

$ sudo sealert -a /var/log/audit/audit.log
 38% donestring index out of range
 42% done'list' object has no attribute 'split'
100% done
found 2 alerts in /var/log/audit/audit.log
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SELinux is preventing /usr/bin/mongod from write access on the directory .

*****  Plugin catchall_labels (83.8 confidence) suggests   *******************

If you want to allow mongod to have write access on the  directory
Then you need to change the label on $FIX_TARGET_PATH
Do
# semanage fcontext -a -t FILE_TYPE '$FIX_TARGET_PATH'
where FILE_TYPE is one of the following: mongod_log_t, mongod_tmp_t, mongod_var_lib_t, mongod_var_run_t, tmp_t, var_log_t, var_run_t.
Then execute:
restorecon -v '$FIX_TARGET_PATH'


*****  Plugin catchall (17.1 confidence) suggests   **************************

If you believe that mongod should be allowed write access on the  directory by default.
Then you should report this as a bug.
You can generate a local policy module to allow this access.
Do
allow this access for now by executing:
# grep mongod /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mypol
# semodule -i mypol.pp


Additional Information:
Source Context                system_u:system_r:mongod_t:s0
Target Context                unconfined_u:object_r:default_t:s0
Target Objects                 [ dir ]
Source                        mongod
Source Path                   /usr/bin/mongod
Port                          <Unknown>
Host                          <Unknown>
Source RPM Packages           mongodb-org-server-2.6.5-1.x86_64
Target RPM Packages
Policy RPM                    selinux-policy-3.12.1-153.el7.noarch
Selinux Enabled               True
Policy Type                   targeted
Enforcing Mode                Enforcing
Host Name                     ip-172-31-4-153.ap-southeast-2.compute.internal
Platform                      Linux ip-172-31-4-153.ap-
                              southeast-2.compute.internal 3.10.0-123.el7.x86_64
                              #1 SMP Mon May 5 11:16:57 EDT 2014 x86_64 x86_64
Alert Count                   4
First Seen                    2014-10-09 23:56:22 EDT
Last Seen                     2014-10-09 23:57:44 EDT
Local ID                      f8a4f375-aec8-4402-aa68-312055bc3fb9

Raw Audit Messages
type=AVC msg=audit(1412913464.542:300): avc:  denied  { write } for  pid=8148 comm="mongod" name="db" dev="xvda1" ino=17416775 scontext=system_u:system_r:mongod_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:object_r:default_t:s0 tclass=dir


type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1412913464.542:300): arch=x86_64 syscall=open success=no exit=EACCES a0=5841458 a1=42 a2=1ff a3=7fffe78b6930 items=0 ppid=8147 pid=8148 auid=4294967295 uid=997 gid=995 euid=997 suid=997 fsuid=997 egid=995 sgid=995 fsgid=995 tty=(none) ses=4294967295 comm=mongod exe=/usr/bin/mongod subj=system_u:system_r:mongod_t:s0 key=(null)

Hash: mongod,mongod_t,default_t,dir,write

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SELinux is preventing /usr/bin/mongod from getattr access on the file .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             [0/1862]

*****  Plugin catchall_labels (83.8 confidence) suggests   *******************

If you want to allow mongod to have getattr access on the  file
Then you need to change the label on $FIX_TARGET_PATH
Do
# semanage fcontext -a -t FILE_TYPE '$FIX_TARGET_PATH'
where FILE_TYPE is one of the following: NetworkManager_log_t, NetworkManager_tmp_t, abrt_helper_exec_t, abrt_tmp_t, abrt_upload_watch_tmp_t, abrt_var_cache_t, abrt_var_log_t, abrt_var_run_t, acct_data_t, admin_crontab_tmp_t, afs_logfile_t, aide_log_t, alsa_tmp_t, amanda_log_t, amanda_tmp_t, antivirus_log_t, antivirus_tmp_t, apcupsd_log_t, apcupsd_tmp_t, apmd_lo
g_t, apmd_tmp_t, arpwatch_tmp_t, asterisk_log_t, asterisk_tmp_t, auditadm_sudo_tmp_t, auth_cache_t, automount_tmp_t, awstats_tmp_t, bacula_log_t, bin_t, bitlbee_log_t, bitlbee_tmp_t, bluetooth_helper_tmp_t, bluetooth_tmp_t, boinc_log_t, boinc_project_tmp_t, boinc_tmp_t, boot_t, bootloader_tmp_t, calamaris_log_t, callweaver_log_t, canna_log_t, cardmgr_dev_t, ccs_
tmp_t, ccs_var_lib_t, ccs_var_log_t, cdcc_tmp_t, cert_t, certmaster_var_log_t, cfengine_log_t, cgred_log_t, checkpc_log_t, chrome_sandbox_tmp_t, chronyd_var_log_t, cloud_init_tmp_t, cloud_log_t, cluster_conf_t, cluster_tmp_t, cluster_var_lib_t, cluster_var_log_t, cluster_var_run_t, cobbler_tmp_t, cobbler_var_log_t, colord_tmp_t, comsat_tmp_t, condor_log_t, condo
r_master_tmp_t, condor_schedd_tmp_t, condor_startd_tmp_t, conman_log_t, consolekit_log_t, couchdb_log_t, couchdb_tmp_t, cpu_online_t, crack_tmp_t, cron_log_t, crond_tmp_t, crontab_tmp_t, ctdbd_log_t, ctdbd_tmp_t, cups_pdf_tmp_t, cupsd_log_t, cupsd_lpd_tmp_t, cupsd_tmp_t, cvs_tmp_t, cyphesis_log_t, cyphesis_tmp_t, cyrus_tmp_t, dbadm_sudo_tmp_t, dbskkd_tmp_t, dcc_
client_tmp_t, dcc_dbclean_tmp_t, dccd_tmp_t, dccifd_tmp_t, dccm_tmp_t, ddclient_log_t, ddclient_tmp_t, deltacloudd_log_t, deltacloudd_tmp_t, denyhosts_var_log_t, devicekit_tmp_t, devicekit_var_log_t, dhcpc_tmp_t, dhcpd_tmp_t, dirsrv_snmp_var_log_t, dirsrv_tmp_t, dirsrv_var_log_t, dirsrvadmin_tmp_t, disk_munin_plugin_tmp_t, dkim_milter_tmp_t, dlm_controld_var_log
_t, dnsmasq_var_log_t, docker_log_t, docker_tmp_t, dovecot_auth_tmp_t, dovecot_deliver_tmp_t, dovecot_tmp_t, dovecot_var_log_t, dspam_log_t, etc_runtime_t, etc_t, evtchnd_var_log_t, exim_log_t, exim_tmp_t, fail2ban_log_t, fail2ban_tmp_t, fail2ban_var_lib_t, faillog_t, fenced_tmp_t, fenced_var_log_t, fetchmail_log_t, fingerd_log_t, firewalld_tmp_t, firewalld_var_
log_t, firewallgui_tmp_t, foghorn_var_log_t, fsadm_log_t, fsadm_tmp_t, fsdaemon_tmp_t, ftpd_tmp_t, ftpdctl_tmp_t, games_tmp_t, gconf_tmp_t, gear_log_t, getty_log_t, getty_tmp_t, gfs_controld_var_log_t, gkeyringd_tmp_t, glance_log_t, glance_registry_tmp_t, glance_tmp_t, glusterd_log_t, glusterd_tmp_t, gpg_agent_tmp_t, gpg_pinentry_tmp_t, gpm_tmp_t, groupd_var_log
_t, gssd_tmp_t, haproxy_var_log_t, httpd_bugzilla_tmp_t, httpd_collectd_script_tmp_t, httpd_log_t, httpd_mojomojo_tmp_t, httpd_munin_script_tmp_t, httpd_php_tmp_t, httpd_suexec_tmp_t, httpd_tmp_t, httpd_w3c_validator_tmp_t, icecast_log_t, inetd_child_tmp_t, inetd_log_t, inetd_tmp_t, init_tmp_t, initrc_tmp_t, initrc_var_log_t, innd_log_t, ipsec_log_t, ipsec_tmp_t
, iptables_tmp_t, iscsi_log_t, iscsi_tmp_t, iwhd_log_t, jetty_log_t, jockey_var_log_t, kadmind_log_t, kadmind_tmp_t, kdumpctl_tmp_t, kdumpgui_tmp_t, keystone_log_t, keystone_tmp_t, kismet_log_t, kismet_tmp_t, kismet_tmpfs_t, klogd_tmp_t, krb5_host_rcache_t, krb5kdc_log_t, krb5kdc_tmp_t, ksmtuned_log_t, ktalkd_log_t, ktalkd_tmp_t, l2tpd_tmp_t, lastlog_t, ld_so_ca
che_t, ld_so_t, ldconfig_tmp_t, lib_t, livecd_tmp_t, locale_t, logrotate_mail_tmp_t, logrotate_tmp_t, logwatch_mail_tmp_t, logwatch_tmp_t, lpd_tmp_t, lpr_tmp_t, lsassd_tmp_t, lsmd_plugin_tmp_t, lvm_tmp_t, machineid_t, mail_munin_plugin_tmp_t, mailman_cgi_tmp_t, mailman_log_t, mailman_mail_tmp_t, mailman_queue_tmp_t, man_cache_t, man_t, mandb_cache_t, mcelog_log_
t, mdadm_tmp_t, mock_tmp_t, mongod_exec_t, mongod_log_t, mongod_tmp_t, mongod_var_lib_t, mongod_var_run_t, motion_log_t, mount_tmp_t, mozilla_plugin_tmp_t, mozilla_tmp_t, mpd_log_t, mpd_tmp_t, mrtg_log_t, mscan_tmp_t, munin_log_t, munin_tmp_t, mysqld_log_t, mysqld_tmp_t, mythtv_var_log_t, nagios_eventhandler_plugin_tmp_t, nagios_log_t, nagios_openshift_plugin_tm
p_t, nagios_system_plugin_tmp_t, nagios_tmp_t, named_log_t, named_tmp_t, net_conf_t, netutils_tmp_t, neutron_log_t, neutron_tmp_t, nova_ajax_tmp_t, nova_api_tmp_t, nova_cert_tmp_t, nova_compute_tmp_t, nova_console_tmp_t, nova_direct_tmp_t, nova_log_t, nova_network_tmp_t, nova_objectstore_tmp_t, nova_scheduler_tmp_t, nova_vncproxy_tmp_t, nova_volume_tmp_t, nscd_l
og_t, ntop_tmp_t, ntpd_log_t, ntpd_tmp_t, numad_var_log_t, nx_server_tmp_t, openshift_cgroup_read_tmp_t, openshift_cron_tmp_t, openshift_initrc_tmp_t, openshift_log_t, openshift_tmp_t, opensm_log_t, openvpn_status_t, openvpn_tmp_t, openvpn_var_log_t, openvswitch_log_t, openvswitch_tmp_t, openwsman_log_t, osad_log_t, pam_timestamp_tmp_t, passenger_log_t, passenge
r_tmp_t, passwd_file_t, pcp_log_t, pcp_tmp_t, pegasus_openlmi_storage_tmp_t, pegasus_tmp_t, piranha_log_t, piranha_web_tmp_t, pkcsslotd_tmp_t, pki_ra_log_t, pki_tomcat_log_t, pki_tomcat_tmp_t, pki_tps_log_t, plymouthd_var_log_t, podsleuth_tmp_t, policykit_tmp_t, polipo_log_t, portmap_tmp_t, postfix_bounce_tmp_t, postfix_cleanup_tmp_t, postfix_local_tmp_t, postfi
x_map_tmp_t, postfix_pickup_tmp_t, postfix_pipe_tmp_t, postfix_qmgr_tmp_t, postfix_smtp_tmp_t, postfix_smtpd_tmp_t, postfix_virtual_tmp_t, postgresql_log_t, postgresql_tmp_t, pppd_log_t, pppd_tmp_t, pptp_log_t, prelink_exec_t, prelink_log_t, prelink_tmp_t, prelude_lml_tmp_t, prelude_log_t, privoxy_log_t, proc_t, procmail_log_t, procmail_tmp_t, psad_tmp_t, psad_v
ar_log_t, puppet_log_t, puppet_tmp_t, puppetmaster_tmp_t, pyicqt_log_t, qdiskd_var_log_t, qpidd_tmp_t, rabbitmq_var_log_t, racoon_tmp_t, radiusd_log_t, realmd_tmp_t, redis_log_t, rhev_agentd_log_t, rhev_agentd_tmp_t, rhsmcertd_log_t, ricci_modcluster_var_log_t, ricci_tmp_t, ricci_var_log_t, rkhunter_var_lib_t, rlogind_tmp_t, rpm_log_t, rpm_script_tmp_t, rpm_tmp_
t, rsync_log_t, rsync_tmp_t, rtas_errd_log_t, rtas_errd_tmp_t, samba_log_t, samba_net_tmp_t, sanlock_log_t, sblim_tmp_t, secadm_sudo_tmp_t, sectool_tmp_t, sectool_var_log_t, selinux_munin_plugin_tmp_t, semanage_tmp_t, sendmail_log_t, sendmail_tmp_t, sensord_log_t, services_munin_plugin_tmp_t, session_dbusd_tmp_t, setroubleshoot_var_log_t, sge_tmp_t, shell_exec_t
, shorewall_log_t, shorewall_tmp_t, slapd_log_t, slapd_tmp_t, slpd_log_t, smbd_tmp_t, smoltclient_tmp_t, smsd_log_t, smsd_tmp_t, snapperd_log_t, snmpd_log_t, snort_log_t, snort_tmp_t, sosreport_tmp_t, soundd_tmp_t, spamc_tmp_t, spamd_log_t, spamd_tmp_t, speech-dispatcher_log_t, speech-dispatcher_tmp_t, squid_log_t, squid_tmp_t, squirrelmail_spool_t, src_t, ssh_a
gent_tmp_t, sssd_var_log_t, staff_sudo_tmp_t, stapserver_log_t, stapserver_tmp_t, stunnel_tmp_t, svirt_tmp_t, svnserve_tmp_t, swat_tmp_t, sysadm_passwd_tmp_t, sysadm_sudo_tmp_t, sysfs_t, syslogd_tmp_t, sysstat_log_t, system_conf_t, system_cronjob_tmp_t, system_db_t, system_dbusd_tmp_t, system_mail_tmp_t, system_munin_plugin_tmp_t, tcpd_tmp_t, telepathy_gabble_tm
p_t, telepathy_idle_tmp_t, telepathy_logger_tmp_t, telepathy_mission_control_tmp_t, telepathy_msn_tmp_t, telepathy_salut_tmp_t, telepathy_sofiasip_tmp_t, telepathy_stream_engine_tmp_t, telepathy_sunshine_tmp_t, telnetd_tmp_t, tetex_data_t, textrel_shlib_t, tgtd_tmp_t, thin_aeolus_configserver_log_t, thin_log_t, thumb_tmp_t, tmp_t, tomcat_log_t, tomcat_tmp_t, tor
_var_log_t, tuned_log_t, tuned_tmp_t, tvtime_tmp_t, udev_tmp_t, ulogd_var_log_t, uml_tmp_t, unconfined_munin_plugin_tmp_t, update_modules_tmp_t, user_cron_spool_t, user_fonts_t, user_home_t, user_mail_tmp_t, user_tmp_t, usr_t, uucpd_log_t, uucpd_tmp_t, var_log_t, var_spool_t, varnishd_tmp_t, varnishlog_log_t, vdagent_log_t, virt_log_t, virt_qemu_ga_log_t, virt_q
emu_ga_tmp_t, virt_tmp_t, vmtools_tmp_t, vmware_host_tmp_t, vmware_log_t, vmware_tmp_t, vpnc_tmp_t, watchdog_log_t, webadm_tmp_t, webalizer_tmp_t, winbind_log_t, wireshark_tmp_t, wtmp_t, xauth_tmp_t, xdm_log_t, xdm_tmp_t, xend_tmp_t, xend_var_log_t, xenstored_tmp_t, xenstored_var_log_t, xferlog_t, xserver_log_t, ypbind_tmp_t, ypserv_tmp_t, zabbix_log_t, zabbix_t
mp_t, zarafa_deliver_log_t, zarafa_deliver_tmp_t, zarafa_gateway_log_t, zarafa_ical_log_t, zarafa_indexer_log_t, zarafa_indexer_tmp_t, zarafa_monitor_log_t, zarafa_server_log_t, zarafa_server_tmp_t, zarafa_spooler_log_t, zarafa_var_lib_t, zebra_log_t, zebra_tmp_t, zoneminder_log_t.
Then execute:
restorecon -v '$FIX_TARGET_PATH'


*****  Plugin catchall (17.1 confidence) suggests   **************************

If you believe that mongod should be allowed getattr access on the  file by default.
Then you should report this as a bug.
You can generate a local policy module to allow this access.
Do
allow this access for now by executing:
# grep mongod /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow -M mypol
# semodule -i mypol.pp


Additional Information:
Source Context                system_u:system_r:mongod_t:s0
Target Context                unconfined_u:object_r:default_t:s0
Target Objects                 [ file ]
Source                        mongod
Source Path                   /usr/bin/mongod
Port                          <Unknown>
Host                          <Unknown>
Source RPM Packages           mongodb-org-server-2.6.5-1.x86_64
Target RPM Packages
Policy RPM                    selinux-policy-3.12.1-153.el7.noarch
Selinux Enabled               True
Policy Type                   targeted
Enforcing Mode                Enforcing
Host Name                     ip-172-31-4-153.ap-southeast-2.compute.internal
Platform                      Linux ip-172-31-4-153.ap-
                              southeast-2.compute.internal 3.10.0-123.el7.x86_64
                              #1 SMP Mon May 5 11:16:57 EDT 2014 x86_64 x86_64
Alert Count                   3
First Seen                    2014-10-09 23:59:39 EDT
Last Seen                     2014-10-10 01:33:57 EDT
Local ID                      3e4518db-1ecf-4c60-a97c-f69e226b1512

Raw Audit Messages
type=AVC msg=audit(1412919237.399:35): avc:  denied  { getattr } for  pid=800 comm="mongod" path="/data/db/mongod.lock" dev="xvda1" ino=17416779 scontext=system_u:system_r:mongod_t:s0 tcontext=unconfined_u:object_r:default_t:s0 tclass=file


type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1412919237.399:35): arch=x86_64 syscall=stat success=no exit=EACCES a0=3c65458 a1=7fffc85e9db0 a2=7fffc85e9db0 a3=7fffc85e9920 items=0 ppid=799 pid=800 auid=4294967295 uid=997 gid=995 euid=997 suid=997 fsuid=997 egid=995 sgid=995 fsgid=995 tty=(none) ses=4294967295 comm=mongod exe=/usr/bin/mongod subj=system_u:system_r:mongod_t:s0 key=(nul
l)

Hash: mongod,mongod_t,default_t,file,getattr

$ sudo grep mongod /var/log/audit/audit.log | audit2allow


#============= mongod_t ==============
allow mongod_t default_t:dir write;
allow mongod_t default_t:file getattr;

$ sudo chcon -Rv --type=mongod_var_lib_t /data
changing security context of '/data/db/dummy_file'
changing security context of '/data/db/journal'
changing security context of '/data/db/local.0'
changing security context of '/data/db/local.ns'
changing security context of '/data/db/mongod.lock'
changing security context of '/data/db'
changing security context of '/data'