How to Enable or Disable SELinux Boolean Values | Linux Today

How to Enable or Disable SELinux Boolean Values

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Aaron Kili
Oct 23, 2017

Tecmint: Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is a security mechanism for mandatory access control (MAC) implemented in the Linux kernel. It is a flexible operation designed to boost overall system security: it enables access controls imposed using a policy loaded on the system which may not be changed by normal users or misbehaving programs.

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