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6 depmod_selinux - Security Enhanced Linux Policy for the depmod pro‐
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10 Security-Enhanced Linux secures the depmod processes via flexible
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13 The depmod processes execute with the depmod_t SELinux type. You can
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24 The depmod_t SELinux type can be entered via the depmod_exec_t file
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27 The default entrypoint paths for the depmod_t domain are the following:
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32 SELinux defines process types (domains) for each process running on the
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35 You can see the context of a process using the -Z option to ps
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37 Policy governs the access confined processes have to files. SELinux
38 depmod policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their depmod
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41 The following process types are defined for depmod:
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45 Note: semanage permissive -a depmod_t can be used to make the process
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52 SELinux policy is customizable based on least access required. depmod
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126 SELinux depmod policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their
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167 This manual page was auto-generated using sepolicy manpage .
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171 selinux(8), depmod(8), semanage(8), restorecon(8), chcon(1), sepol‐
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