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SELinux

The diagram below shows the process a process requesting access to a file goes through before it is granted access using SELinux:

Reference: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/Deployment_Guide/images/SELinux_Decision_Process.png


SELinux Modes:
1) Enforcing - AVC is checked, logged and enforced
2) Permissive - AVC is checked and logged however rules are NOT enforced
3) Disabled


Managing SELinux
1) SELinux Tools
2) /etc/sysconfig/selinux