Selinux

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Overview

SELinux stands for Security-Enhanced Linux. It provides Mandatory Access Control (MAC) for Linux systems. Under the control of SELinux, all processes and files are given a type, and their access on the system is limited by fine-grained controls of various types.

Subjects

Configuration

Install Management and Troubleshooting Tools

yum provides /usr/sbin/semanage
yum provides sealert
yum -y install policycoreutils-python
yum -y install setroubleshoot-server

Troubleshooting

Also see:

Troubleshooting, Diagnosing and Fixing SELinux Problems

Permission Denied when Trying to Write in a Directory

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