1setsebool_selinux(8) SELinux Policy setsebool setsebool_selinux(8)
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6 setsebool_selinux - Security Enhanced Linux Policy for the setsebool
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10 Security-Enhanced Linux secures the setsebool processes via flexible
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13 The setsebool processes execute with the setsebool_t SELinux type. You
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24 The setsebool_t SELinux type can be entered via the setsebool_exec_t
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33 SELinux defines process types (domains) for each process running on the
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38 Policy governs the access confined processes have to files. SELinux
39 setsebool policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their setse‐
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46 Note: semanage permissive -a setsebool_t can be used to make the
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118 SELinux setsebool policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their
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160 selinux(8), setsebool(8), semanage(8), restorecon(8), chcon(1), sepol‐
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