"sestatus" "8" "26 Nov 2011" "Security Enhanced Linux" "SELinux command line documentation"
 "NAME"
sestatus - SELinux status tool


 "SYNOPSIS"
 sestatus  [-v] [-b]  

This tool is used to get the status of a system running SELinux.


 "DESCRIPTION"
This manual page describes the
 sestatus program.
This tool is used to get the status of a system running SELinux. It displays data about whether SELinux is enabled or disabled, location of key directories, and the loaded policy with its status as shown in the example:


> sestatus


SELinux status: enabled


SELinuxfs mount: /selinux


SELinux root directory: /etc/selinux


Loaded policy name: targeted


Current mode: permissive


Mode from config file: enforcing


Policy MLS status: enabled


Policy deny_unknown status: allow


Memory protection checking: actual (secure)


Max kernel policy version: 26


sestatus can also be used to display:



 "-" 4
The security context of files and processes listed in the /etc/sestatus.conf file. The format of this file is described in sestatus.conf(5).

 "-" 4
The status of booleans.




 "OPTIONS"
 -v 

Displays the contexts of files and processes listed in the /etc/sestatus.conf file. It also checks whether the file is a symbolic link, if so then the context of the target file is also shown.
The following contexts will always be displayed:


The current process context


The init process context


The controlling terminal file context




 -b 

Display the current state of booleans.




 "FILES"
 /etc/sestatus.conf 

 "AUTHOR"
This man page was written by Daniel Walsh <dwalsh@redhat.com>.


The program was written by Chris PeBenito <pebenito@gentoo.org>


 "SEE ALSO"
 selinux "(8), " sestatus.conf "(5)