[olug] firefox/widevine/nfs

[Rob Townley]

interesting :)

selinux might be decoy from another problem.  Maybe restorecon does not
have access to the file because the user names are the same but user ids
are different.  ls -n lists the files with numeric uid instead of the
name.
*id owner   # returns uid and gid *
*ls -lZn /home/owner/.mozilla/firefox/***.ini*



On Mon, Nov 29, 2021 at 4:35 PM Brian Beatty <brian at 27megahertz.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am having an issue with Firefox/Widevine/Netflix that I can't seem to
> resolve and I'm looking for your potential insights and guidance on the
> matter.
>
> In my home network, I have multiple linux workstations that utilize an
> nfs server for their /home mount. I also have a media center computer
> which does not use the nfs server for its /home mount. The media center
> pc uses an internal ssd for its /home mount.
>
> Netflix on the media center pc has worked flawlessly for ages.
> Recently, I tried to use Netflix on one of my workstations via Firefox
> and found it to not be working at all.
>
> When I run /usr/bin/firefox from a pc that uses the nfs server for
> /home I get errors like:
> /usr/bin/firefox
> restorecon: Could not set context for
> /home/owner/.mozilla/firefox/installs.ini:  Operation not supported
> restorecon: Could not set context for
> /home/owner/.mozilla/firefox/profiles.ini:  Operation not supported
>
> Now I am no expert but when I look at the security context for the
> files in question everything looks ok to me:
> ls -lZ /home/owner/.mozilla/firefox/*.ini
> -rw-rw----. 1 owner owner system_u:object_r:nfs_t:s0  68 Jun 29 17:45
> /home/owner/.mozilla/firefox/installs.ini
> -rw-rw----. 1 owner owner system_u:object_r:nfs_t:s0 203 Jun 29 17:45
> /home/owner/.mozilla/firefox/profiles.ini
>
> If I move the ~/.mozilla directory to storage that is local to the
> computer and then create a symlink, the selinux errors go away and the
> Widevine software installs successfully. If I then run Firefox and go
> to Netflix, everything works as expected. Then, if I move the .mozilla
> directory back to its original location at ~/.mozilla and attempt to
> use Firefox and Netflix the Widevine plugin crashes.
>
> I've spent way to much time on this and am unable to get firefox with
> the Widevine software working when the Firefox profile is on an nfs
> share.
>
> Any thoughts are appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
> Brian
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