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Introduction to SELinux

Code Snippets

bash
# Check current mode
getenforce

# Detailed status
sestatus

# Check RHEL version
cat /etc/redhat-release
bash
# Enforcing: policy applied, violations blocked
# Permissive: violations logged but not blocked
# Disabled: SELinux off (never use in production)

setenforce 0  # temp permissive
setenforce 1  # back to enforcing