.TH CHCAT "8" "September 2005" "chcat" "User Commands" .SH NAME chcat \- change file SELinux security category .SH SYNOPSIS .B chcat \fIcategory file\fR... .br .B chcat -l \fIcategory user\fR... .br .B chcat \fI[[+|-]category...] file\fR... .br .B chcat -l \fI[[+|-]category...] user\fR... .br .B chcat [\fI-d\fR] \fIfile\fR... .br .B chcat -l [\fI-d\fR] \fIuser\fR... .br .B chcat \fI-L\fR [ -l ] [ user ... ] .br .SH DESCRIPTION .PP Change/Remove the security \fIcategory\fR for each \fIfile\fR or \fIuser\fR. .PP Use +/- to add/remove categories from a \fIfile\fR or \fIuser\fR. .PP .B Note: When removing a category you must specify '--' on the command line before using the -Category syntax. This tells the command that you have finished entering options and are now specifying a category name instead. .TP \fB\-d\fR delete the category from each FILE/USER. .TP \fB\-L\fR list available categories. .TP \fB\-l\fR Tells chcat to operate on users instead of files. .SH "SEE ALSO" .TP chcon(1), selinux(8), semanage(8) .PP .br When operating on files this script wraps the chcon command. .SH "FILES" /etc/selinux/{SELINUXTYPE}/setrans.conf .br /etc/selinux/{SELINUXTYPE}/seusers