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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.

-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)

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

# 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"

This manual page was written by Dan Walsh <dwalsh (at] redhat.com>.
The program was written by Karl MacMillan <kmacmillan (at] tresys.com>, Joshua Brindle <jbrindle (at] tresys.com>, Jason Tang <jtang (at] tresys.com>