1pam_console_selinux(8) SELinux Policy pam_console pam_console_selinux(8)
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6 pam_console_selinux - Security Enhanced Linux Policy for the pam_con‐
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10 Security-Enhanced Linux secures the pam_console processes via flexible
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13 The pam_console processes execute with the pam_console_t SELinux type.
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38 Policy governs the access confined processes have to files. SELinux
39 pam_console policy is very flexible allowing users to setup their
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42 The following process types are defined for pam_console:
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54 pam_console policy is extremely flexible and has several booleans that
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102 SELinux pam_console policy is very flexible allowing users to setup
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161 selinux(8), pam_console(8), semanage(8), restorecon(8), chcon(1), se‐
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