1setfilecon(3) SELinux API documentation setfilecon(3)
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6 setfilecon, fsetfilecon, lsetfilecon - set SELinux security context of
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11 #include <selinux/selinux.h>
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13 int setfilecon(const char *path, security_context_t con);
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15 int lsetfilecon(const char *path, security_context_t con);
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17 int fsetfilecon(int fd, security_context_t con);
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21 setfilecon sets the security context of the file system object.
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23 lsetfilecon is identical to setfilecon, except in the case of a sym‐
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27 fsetfilecon is identical to setfilecon, only the open file pointed to
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48 selinux(3), freecon(3), getfilecon(3), setfscreatecon(3)
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52russell@coker.com.au 1 January 2004 setfilecon(3)