1fixfiles(8)                                                        fixfiles(8)
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NAME

6       fixfiles - fix file SELinux security contexts.
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SYNOPSIS

10       fixfiles  [-v]  [-F]  [-B]  [  -N  time  ]  [-l  logfile  ]  {  check |
11       restore|[-f] relabel | verify } [[dir/file] ... ]
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13       fixfiles [-v] [-F] [ -R rpmpackagename[,rpmpackagename...] ]  [-l  log‐
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16       fixfiles  [-v]  [-F]  -C  PREVIOUS_FILECONTEXT  [-l logfile ] { check |
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19       fixfiles [-F] [-B] onboot
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DESCRIPTION

23       This manual page describes the fixfiles script.
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25       This script is primarily used to correct the security context  database
26       (extended attributes) on filesystems.
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28       It  can  also be run at any time to relabel when adding support for new
29       policy, or  just check whether the file contexts are all as you expect.
30       By  default  it  will  relabel all mounted ext2, ext3, xfs and jfs file
31       systems as long as they do not have a security  context  mount  option.
32       You can use the -R flag to use rpmpackages as an alternative.  The file
33       /etc/selinux/fixfiles_exclude_dirs can contain a  list  of  directories
34       excluded from relabeling.
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36       fixfiles onboot will setup the machine to relabel on the next reboot.
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OPTIONS

40       -B     If  specified with onboot, this fixfiles will record the current
41              date in the /.autorelabel file, so that it can be used later  to
42              speed  up  labeling. If used with restore, the restore will only
43              affect files that were modified today.
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45       -l logfile
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48       -F     Force reset of context to match  file_context  for  customizable
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52       -f     Clear /tmp directory with out prompt for removal.
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55       -R rpmpackagename[,rpmpackagename...]
56              Use  the rpm database to discover all files within the specified
57              packages and restore the file contexts.  (-a will get all  files
58              in the RPM database).
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60       -C PREVIOUS_FILECONTEXT
61              Run  a  diff  on  the PREVIOUS_FILECONTEXT file to the currently
62              installed one, and restore the context of all affected files.
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66              Only act on files created after the specified date.   Date  must
67              be  specified  in "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM" format.  Date field will be
68              passed to find --newermt command.
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71       -v     Modify verbosity from progress to verbose. (Run restorecon  with
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ARGUMENTS

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78       check  print  any  incorrect  file  context labels, showing old and new
79              context, but do not change them.
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85              Prompt for removal of contents of /tmp directory and then change
86              any incorrect file context labels to match the install file_con‐
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89       verify List out files with incorrect file context labels,  but  do  not
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92       [[dir/file] ... ]
93              List  of  files or directories trees that you wish to check file
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AUTHOR

98       This man page was written  by  Richard  Hally  <rhally@mindspring.com>.
99       The script  was written by Dan Walsh <dwalsh@redhat.com>
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SEE ALSO

103       setfiles(8),restorecon(8)
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