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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  transac-
       tion.   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
	      upgrade an existing module package, or install if the module does not exist

       -b,--base=MODULE_PKG
	      install/replace base module package

       -d,--disable=MODULE_NAME
	      disable existing module

       -e,--enable=MODULE_NAME
	      enable existing module

       -p,--path=ROOTPATH
	      use an alternate root path

       -r,--remove=MODULE_NAME
	      remove existing module

       -l,--list-modules
	      display list of installed modules (other than base)

       -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

       -v,--verbose
	      be verbose

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

SEE ALSO

       checkmodule(8), semodule_package(8)

AUTHORS

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

Security Enhanced Linux 					     Nov 2005							       SEMODULE(8)