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selinux_policy_root – return the path of the SELinux policy files for this machine selinux_set_policy_root – Set an alternate SELinux root path for the SELinux policy files for this machine. Synopsis #include <selinux/selinux.h> const char *selinux_policy_root(void); int selinux_set_policy_root(const char *policypath); Description selinux_policy_root() reads the contents of the /etc/selinux/config file to determine which policy files should be…

selinux_path, selinux_policy_root, selinux_binary_policy_path, selinux_current_policy_path, selinux_failsafe_context_path, selinux_removable_context_path, selinux_default_context_path, selinux_user_contexts_path, selinux_file_context_path, selinux_media_context_path, selinux_contexts_path – These functions return the paths to the active SELinux policy configuration directories and files Synopsis #include <selinux/selinux.h> const char *selinux_path(void); const char *selinux_policy_root(void); const char *selinux_binary_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_current_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_failsafe_context_path(void); const char *selinux_removable_context_path(void); const char *selinux_default_context_path(void); const char *selinux_user_contexts_path(void); const char…

selinux_path, selinux_policy_root, selinux_binary_policy_path, selinux_current_policy_path, selinux_failsafe_context_path, selinux_removable_context_path, selinux_default_context_path, selinux_user_contexts_path, selinux_file_context_path, selinux_media_context_path, selinux_contexts_path – These functions return the paths to the active SELinux policy configuration directories and files Synopsis #include <selinux/selinux.h> const char *selinux_path(void); const char *selinux_policy_root(void); const char *selinux_binary_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_current_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_failsafe_context_path(void); const char *selinux_removable_context_path(void); const char *selinux_default_context_path(void); const char *selinux_user_contexts_path(void); const char…

security_load_policy – load a new SELinux policy Synopsis #include <selinux/selinux.h> int security_load_policy(void *data, size_t len); int selinux_mkload_policy(int preservebools); int selinux_init_load_policy(int *enforce); Description security_load_policy() loads a new policy, returns 0 for success and -1 for error. selinux_mkload_policy() makes a policy image and loads it. This function provides a higher level interface for loading policy than security_load_policy(),…

selinux_path, selinux_policy_root, selinux_binary_policy_path, selinux_current_policy_path, selinux_failsafe_context_path, selinux_removable_context_path, selinux_default_context_path, selinux_user_contexts_path, selinux_file_context_path, selinux_media_context_path, selinux_contexts_path – These functions return the paths to the active SELinux policy configuration directories and files Synopsis #include <selinux/selinux.h> const char *selinux_path(void); const char *selinux_policy_root(void); const char *selinux_binary_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_current_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_failsafe_context_path(void); const char *selinux_removable_context_path(void); const char *selinux_default_context_path(void); const char *selinux_user_contexts_path(void); const char…

selinux_lsetfilecon_default – set the file context to the system defaults Synopsis #include <selinux/selinux.h> int selinux_lsetfilecon_default(const char *path); Description selinux_lsetfilecon_default() sets the file context to the system defaults. Return Value Returns zero on success or -1 otherwise. See Also selinux(8), selinux_file_context_cmp(3), selinux_file_context_verify(3), matchpathcon(3), freecon(3), setfilecon(3), setfscreatecon(3)

security_load_policy – load a new SELinux policy Synopsis #include <selinux/selinux.h> int security_load_policy(void *data, size_t len); int selinux_mkload_policy(int preservebools); int selinux_init_load_policy(int *enforce); Description security_load_policy() loads a new policy, returns 0 for success and -1 for error. selinux_mkload_policy() makes a policy image and loads it. This function provides a higher level interface for loading policy than security_load_policy(),…

selinux_path, selinux_policy_root, selinux_binary_policy_path, selinux_current_policy_path, selinux_failsafe_context_path, selinux_removable_context_path, selinux_default_context_path, selinux_user_contexts_path, selinux_file_context_path, selinux_media_context_path, selinux_contexts_path – These functions return the paths to the active SELinux policy configuration directories and files Synopsis #include <selinux/selinux.h> const char *selinux_path(void); const char *selinux_policy_root(void); const char *selinux_binary_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_current_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_failsafe_context_path(void); const char *selinux_removable_context_path(void); const char *selinux_default_context_path(void); const char *selinux_user_contexts_path(void); const char…

selinux_getpolicytype – get the type of SELinux policy running on the system Synopsis #include <selinux/selinux.h> int selinux_getpolicytype(char **policytype); Description selinux_getpolicytype() Reads the contents of the /etc/selinux/config file to determine the SELinux policy used on the system, and sets policytype accordingly. Free policytype with free(3). Return Value On success, zero is returned. On failure, -1 is…

selinux_getenforcemode – get the enforcing state of SELinux Synopsis #include <selinux/selinux.h> int selinux_getenforcemode(int *enforce); Description selinux_getenforcemode() Reads the contents of the /etc/selinux/config file to determine how the system was setup to run SELinux. Sets the value of enforce to 1 if SELinux should be run in enforcing mode. Sets the value of enforce to 0…

selinux_file_context_verify – Compare the SELinux security context on disk to the default security context required by the policy file contexts file Synopsis #include <selinux/selinux.h> int selinux_file_context_verify(const char *path, mode_t mode); Description selinux_file_context_verify() compares the context of the specified path that is held on disk (in the extended attribute), to the system default entry held in…

selinux_path, selinux_policy_root, selinux_binary_policy_path, selinux_current_policy_path, selinux_failsafe_context_path, selinux_removable_context_path, selinux_default_context_path, selinux_user_contexts_path, selinux_file_context_path, selinux_media_context_path, selinux_contexts_path – These functions return the paths to the active SELinux policy configuration directories and files Synopsis #include <selinux/selinux.h> const char *selinux_path(void); const char *selinux_policy_root(void); const char *selinux_binary_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_current_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_failsafe_context_path(void); const char *selinux_removable_context_path(void); const char *selinux_default_context_path(void); const char *selinux_user_contexts_path(void); const char…

selinux_path, selinux_policy_root, selinux_binary_policy_path, selinux_current_policy_path, selinux_failsafe_context_path, selinux_removable_context_path, selinux_default_context_path, selinux_user_contexts_path, selinux_file_context_path, selinux_media_context_path, selinux_contexts_path – These functions return the paths to the active SELinux policy configuration directories and files Synopsis #include <selinux/selinux.h> const char *selinux_path(void); const char *selinux_policy_root(void); const char *selinux_binary_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_current_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_failsafe_context_path(void); const char *selinux_removable_context_path(void); const char *selinux_default_context_path(void); const char *selinux_user_contexts_path(void); const char…

selinux_path, selinux_policy_root, selinux_binary_policy_path, selinux_current_policy_path, selinux_failsafe_context_path, selinux_removable_context_path, selinux_default_context_path, selinux_user_contexts_path, selinux_file_context_path, selinux_media_context_path, selinux_contexts_path – These functions return the paths to the active SELinux policy configuration directories and files Synopsis #include <selinux/selinux.h> const char *selinux_path(void); const char *selinux_policy_root(void); const char *selinux_binary_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_current_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_failsafe_context_path(void); const char *selinux_removable_context_path(void); const char *selinux_default_context_path(void); const char *selinux_user_contexts_path(void); const char…

selinux_file_context_cmp – Compare two SELinux security contexts excluding the ‘user’ component Synopsis #include <selinux/selinux.h> int selinux_file_context_cmp(const char *a, const char *b); Description selinux_file_context_cmp() compares two context strings excluding the user component with strcmp(3) as shown in the EXAMPLE section. This is useful as for most object contexts, the user component is not relevant. Return Value…

selinux_path, selinux_policy_root, selinux_binary_policy_path, selinux_current_policy_path, selinux_failsafe_context_path, selinux_removable_context_path, selinux_default_context_path, selinux_user_contexts_path, selinux_file_context_path, selinux_media_context_path, selinux_contexts_path – These functions return the paths to the active SELinux policy configuration directories and files Synopsis #include <selinux/selinux.h> const char *selinux_path(void); const char *selinux_policy_root(void); const char *selinux_binary_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_current_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_failsafe_context_path(void); const char *selinux_removable_context_path(void); const char *selinux_default_context_path(void); const char *selinux_user_contexts_path(void); const char…

selinux_path, selinux_policy_root, selinux_binary_policy_path, selinux_current_policy_path, selinux_failsafe_context_path, selinux_removable_context_path, selinux_default_context_path, selinux_user_contexts_path, selinux_file_context_path, selinux_media_context_path, selinux_contexts_path – These functions return the paths to the active SELinux policy configuration directories and files Synopsis #include <selinux/selinux.h> const char *selinux_path(void); const char *selinux_policy_root(void); const char *selinux_binary_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_current_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_failsafe_context_path(void); const char *selinux_removable_context_path(void); const char *selinux_default_context_path(void); const char *selinux_user_contexts_path(void); const char…

selinux_path, selinux_policy_root, selinux_binary_policy_path, selinux_current_policy_path, selinux_failsafe_context_path, selinux_removable_context_path, selinux_default_context_path, selinux_user_contexts_path, selinux_file_context_path, selinux_media_context_path, selinux_contexts_path – These functions return the paths to the active SELinux policy configuration directories and files Synopsis #include <selinux/selinux.h> const char *selinux_path(void); const char *selinux_policy_root(void); const char *selinux_binary_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_current_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_failsafe_context_path(void); const char *selinux_removable_context_path(void); const char *selinux_default_context_path(void); const char *selinux_user_contexts_path(void); const char…

selinux_path, selinux_policy_root, selinux_binary_policy_path, selinux_current_policy_path, selinux_failsafe_context_path, selinux_removable_context_path, selinux_default_context_path, selinux_user_contexts_path, selinux_file_context_path, selinux_media_context_path, selinux_contexts_path – These functions return the paths to the active SELinux policy configuration directories and files Synopsis #include <selinux/selinux.h> const char *selinux_path(void); const char *selinux_policy_root(void); const char *selinux_binary_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_current_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_failsafe_context_path(void); const char *selinux_removable_context_path(void); const char *selinux_default_context_path(void); const char *selinux_user_contexts_path(void); const char…

selinux_path, selinux_policy_root, selinux_binary_policy_path, selinux_current_policy_path, selinux_failsafe_context_path, selinux_removable_context_path, selinux_default_context_path, selinux_user_contexts_path, selinux_file_context_path, selinux_media_context_path, selinux_contexts_path – These functions return the paths to the active SELinux policy configuration directories and files Synopsis #include <selinux/selinux.h> const char *selinux_path(void); const char *selinux_policy_root(void); const char *selinux_binary_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_current_policy_path(void); const char *selinux_failsafe_context_path(void); const char *selinux_removable_context_path(void); const char *selinux_default_context_path(void); const char *selinux_user_contexts_path(void); const char…