semanage(8)semanage(8)NAMEsemanage - SELinux Policy Management tool
SYNOPSISsemanage {boolean|login|user|port|interface|fcontext|translation}
-{l|D} [-n]
semanage boolean -{d|m} [-T] boolean
semanage login -{a|d|m} [-sr] login_name
semanage user -{a|d|m} [-LrRP] selinux_name
semanage port -{a|d|m} [-tr] [-p proto] port | port_range
semanage interface -{a|d|m} [-tr] interface_spec
semanage fcontext -{a|d|m} [-frst] file_spec
semanage translation -{a|d|m} [-T] level
DESCRIPTIONsemanage is used to configure certain elements of SELinux policy with‐
out requiring modification to or recompilation from policy sources.
This includes the mapping from Linux usernames to SELinux user identi‐
ties (which controls the initial security context assigned to Linux
users when they login and bounds their authorized role set) as well as
security context mappings for various kinds of objects, such as network
ports, interfaces, and nodes (hosts) as well as the file context map‐
ping. See the EXAMPLES section below for some examples of common usage.
Note that the semanage login command deals with the mapping from Linux
usernames (logins) to SELinux user identities, while the semanage user
command deals with the mapping from SELinux user identities to autho‐
rized role sets. In most cases, only the former mapping needs to be
adjusted by the administrator; the latter is principally defined by the
base policy and usually does not require modification.
OPTIONS-a, --add
Add a OBJECT record NAME
-d, --delete
Delete a OBJECT record NAME
-D, --deleteall
Remove all OBJECTS local customizations
-f, --ftype
File Type. This is used with fcontext. Requires a file type
as shown in the mode field by ls, e.g. use -d to match only
directories or -- to match only regular files.
-h, --help
display this message
-l, --list
List the OBJECTS
-L, --level
Default SELinux Level for SELinux use, s0 Default. (MLS/MCS Sys‐
tems only)
-m, --modify
Modify a OBJECT record NAME
-n, --noheading
Do not print heading when listing OBJECTS.
-p, --proto
Protocol for the specified port (tcp|udp).
-r, --range
MLS/MCS Security Range (MLS/MCS Systems only)
-R, --role
SELinux Roles. You must enclose multiple roles within quotes,
separate by spaces. Or specify -R multiple times.
-P, --prefix
SELinux Prefix. Prefix added to home_dir_t and home_t for
labeling users home directories.
-s, --seuser
SELinux user name
-t, --type
SELinux Type for the object
-T, --trans
SELinux Translation
EXAMPLE
# View SELinux user mappings
$ semanage user -l
# Allow joe to login as staff_u
$ semanage login -a -s staff_u joe
# Add file-context for everything under /web (used by restorecon)
$ semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_content_t "/web(/.*)?"
# Allow Apache to listen on port 81
$ semanage port -a -t http_port_t -p tcp 81
AUTHOR
This man page was written by Daniel Walsh <dwalsh@redhat.com> and Rus‐
sell Coker <rcoker@redhat.com>. Examples by Thomas Bleher <ThomasBle‐
her@gmx.de>.
2005111103 semanage(8)
