1postfix_smtpd_selinux(8) SELinux Policy postfix_smtpd postfix_smtpd_selinux(8)
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6 postfix_smtpd_selinux - Security Enhanced Linux Policy for the post‐
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10 Security-Enhanced Linux secures the postfix_smtpd processes via flexi‐
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13 The postfix_smtpd processes execute with the postfix_smtpd_t SELinux
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36 You can see the context of a process using the -Z option to ps
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38 Policy governs the access confined processes have to files. SELinux
39 postfix_smtpd policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their
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42 The following process types are defined for postfix_smtpd:
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170 selinux(8), postfix_smtpd(8), semanage(8), restorecon(8), chcon(1),
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