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Scenario #367
Storage
Kubernetes v1.24, RHEL with SELinux enforcing
Pod Fails to Mount Volume Due to SELinux Context Mismatch
Pod failed to mount volume due to denied SELinux permissions.
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What Happened
Volume was created with an incorrect SELinux context, preventing pod access.
Diagnosis Steps
- 1Pod logs: permission denied.
- 2dmesg showed SELinux AVC denial.
Root Cause
Volume not labeled with container_file_t.
Fix/Workaround
• Relabeled volume with chcon -Rt container_file_t /data.Lessons Learned
SELinux can silently block mounts.
How to Avoid
- 1Use CSI drivers that support SELinux integration.
- 2Validate volume contexts post-provisioning.