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sestatus(8) SELinux command line documentation sestatus(8)

NAME

sestatus - SELinux status tool

SYNOPSIS

sestatus [-v] [-b]
This tool is used to get the status of a system running SELinux.

DESCRIPTION

This manual page describes the sestatus program.
This tool is used to get the status of a system running SELinux. It displays data about whether SELinux is enabled or disabled, location of key directories, and the loaded policy with its status as shown in the example:
> sestatus
 
SELinux status: enabled
 
SELinuxfs mount: /selinux
 
SELinux root directory: /etc/selinux
 
Loaded policy name: targeted
 
Current mode: permissive
 
Mode from config file: enforcing
 
Policy MLS status: enabled
 
Policy deny_unknown status: allow
 
Max kernel policy version: 26
sestatus can also be used to display:
-
The security context of files and processes listed in the /etc/sestatus.conf file. The format of this file is described in sestatus.conf(5).
-
The status of booleans.

OPTIONS

-v
Displays the contexts of files and processes listed in the /etc/sestatus.conf file. It also checks whether the file is a symbolic link, if so then the context of the target file is also shown.
The following contexts will always be displayed:
The current process context
 
The init process context
 
The controlling terminal file context
-b
Display the current state of booleans.

FILES

/etc/sestatus.conf

AUTHOR

This man page was written by Daniel Walsh <dwalsh@redhat.com>.
 
The program was written by Chris PeBenito <pebenito@gentoo.org>

SEE ALSO

selinux(8), sestatus.conf(5)
26 Nov 2011 Security Enhanced Linux