semodule(8)
NAME
semodule - Manage SELinux policy modules.
SYNOPSIS
semodule [options]... MODE [MODES]...
DESCRIPTION
semodule is the tool used to manage SELinux policy modules, including installing, upgrading, listing and removing modules. semodule may also be used to force a rebuild of policy from the module store and/or to force a reload of policy without performing any other transaction. semodule acts on module packages created by semodule_package. Conventionally, these files have a .pp suffix (policy package), although this is not mandated in any way.
OPTIONS
-R, --reload
force a reload of policy
-B, --build
force a rebuild of policy (also reloads unless -n is used)
-D, --disable_dontaudit
Temporarily remove dontaudits from policy. Reverts whenever
policy is rebuilt
-i,--install=MODULE_PKG
install/replace a module package
-u,--upgrade=MODULE_PKG
deprecated, alias for --install
-b,--base=MODULE_PKG
deprecated, alias for --install
-r,--remove=MODULE_NAME
remove existing module
-l,--list-modules=[KIND]
display list of installed modules (other than base)
-E,--extract=MODULE_PKG
Extract a module from the store as an HLL or CIL file to the
current directory. A module is extracted as HLL by default. The
name of the module written is <module-name>.<lang_ext>
KIND:
standard
list highest priority, enabled, non-base modules
full list all modules
-X,--priority=PRIORITY
set priority for following operations (1-999)
-e,--enabled=MODULE_NAME
enable module
-d,--disable=MODULE_NAME
disable module
-s,--store
name of the store to operate on
-n,--noreload,-N
do not reload policy after commit
-h,--help
prints help message and quit
-P,--preserve_tunables
Preserve tunables in policy
-C,--ignore-module-cache
Recompile CIL modules built from HLL files
-p,--path
Use an alternate path for the policy root
-S,--store-path
Use an alternate path for the policy store root
-v,--verbose
be verbose
-c,--cil
Extract module as a CIL file. This only affects the --extract
option.
-H,--hll
Extract module as an HLL file. This only affects the --extract
option.
EXAMPLE
# Install or replace a base policy package. $ semodule -b base.pp # Install or replace a non-base policy package. $ semodule -i httpd.pp # List non-base modules. $ semodule -l # Turn on all AVC Messages for which SELinux currently is "dontaudit"ing. $ semodule -DB # Turn "dontaudit" rules back on. $ semodule -B # Install or replace all non-base modules in the current directory. $ semodule -i *.pp # Install or replace all modules in the current directory. $ ls *.pp | grep -Ev "base.pp|enableaudit.pp" | xargs /usr/sbin/semodule -b base.pp -i # Disable a module. $ semodule -d alsa # Install a module at a specific priority. $ semodule -X 100 -i alsa.pp # List all modules. $ semodule -l full # Set an alternate path for the policy root $ semodule -B -p "/tmp" # Set an alternate path for the policy store root $ semodule -B -S "/tmp/var/lib/selinux" # Write the HLL version of puppet and the CIL version of wireshark # modules at priority 400 to the current working directory $ semodule -X 400 -g wireshark --cil -g puppet --hll
SEE ALSO
checkmodule(8), semodule_package(8)
AUTHORS
This manual page was written by Dan Walsh <[email protected]>. The program was written by Karl MacMillan <[email protected]>, Joshua Brindle <[email protected]>, Jason Tang <[email protected]>
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