diff --git a/refpolicy/policy/modules/services/dbus.te b/refpolicy/policy/modules/services/dbus.te
index f1438ed7..e8ecba65 100644
--- a/refpolicy/policy/modules/services/dbus.te
+++ b/refpolicy/policy/modules/services/dbus.te
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ files_create_tmp_files(system_dbusd_t, system_dbusd_tmp_t, { file dir })
 
 allow system_dbusd_t system_dbusd_var_run_t:file create_file_perms;
 allow system_dbusd_t system_dbusd_var_run_t:sock_file create_file_perms;
+allow system_dbusd_t system_dbusd_var_run_t:dir rw_dir_perms;
 files_create_pid(system_dbusd_t,system_dbusd_var_run_t)
 
 kernel_read_system_state(system_dbusd_t)
diff --git a/refpolicy/policy/modules/services/howl.te b/refpolicy/policy/modules/services/howl.te
index ae49234f..f1d0dbe5 100644
--- a/refpolicy/policy/modules/services/howl.te
+++ b/refpolicy/policy/modules/services/howl.te
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ files_pid_file(howl_var_run_t)
 
 allow howl_t self:capability { kill net_admin };
 dontaudit howl_t self:capability sys_tty_config;
+allow howl_t self:process signal_perms;
 allow howl_t self:fifo_file rw_file_perms;
 allow howl_t self:tcp_socket create_stream_socket_perms;
+allow howl_t self:udp_socket create_socket_perms;
 
 allow howl_t howl_var_run_t:file create_file_perms;
 files_create_pid(howl_t,howl_var_run_t)
@@ -33,13 +35,16 @@ kernel_list_proc(howl_t)
 kernel_read_proc_symlinks(howl_t)
 
 corenet_tcp_sendrecv_all_if(howl_t)
+corenet_udp_sendrecv_all_if(howl_t)
 corenet_raw_sendrecv_all_if(howl_t)
 corenet_tcp_sendrecv_all_nodes(howl_t)
+corenet_udp_sendrecv_all_nodes(howl_t)
 corenet_raw_sendrecv_all_nodes(howl_t)
 corenet_tcp_sendrecv_all_ports(howl_t)
+corenet_udp_sendrecv_all_ports(howl_t)
 corenet_tcp_bind_all_nodes(howl_t)
+corenet_udp_bind_all_nodes(howl_t)
 corenet_tcp_bind_howl_port(howl_t)
-# cjp: why udp bind if it has no other UDP perms?
 corenet_udp_bind_howl_port(howl_t)
 
 dev_read_sysfs(howl_t)
diff --git a/refpolicy/policy/modules/system/hotplug.te b/refpolicy/policy/modules/system/hotplug.te
index 10118fe4..b9e33102 100644
--- a/refpolicy/policy/modules/system/hotplug.te
+++ b/refpolicy/policy/modules/system/hotplug.te
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ policy_module(hotplug, 1.0)
 type hotplug_t;
 type hotplug_exec_t;
 kernel_userland_entry(hotplug_t,hotplug_exec_t)
-init_system_domain(hotplug_t,hotplug_exec_t)
+init_daemon_domain(hotplug_t,hotplug_exec_t)
 
 type hotplug_etc_t; #, usercanread;
 files_type(hotplug_etc_t)
@@ -52,11 +52,15 @@ kernel_read_net_sysctl(hotplug_t)
 bootloader_read_kernel_modules(hotplug_t)
 
 corenet_tcp_sendrecv_all_if(hotplug_t)
+corenet_udp_sendrecv_all_if(hotplug_t)
 corenet_raw_sendrecv_all_if(hotplug_t)
 corenet_tcp_sendrecv_all_nodes(hotplug_t)
+corenet_udp_sendrecv_all_nodes(hotplug_t)
 corenet_raw_sendrecv_all_nodes(hotplug_t)
 corenet_tcp_sendrecv_all_ports(hotplug_t)
+corenet_udp_sendrecv_all_ports(hotplug_t)
 corenet_tcp_bind_all_nodes(hotplug_t)
+corenet_udp_bind_all_nodes(hotplug_t)
 
 dev_rw_sysfs(hotplug_t)
 dev_read_usbfs(hotplug_t)