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fixfiles — Fix file SELinux security contexts. More information: <https://manned.org/fixfiles>.

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Problem

How to use the fixfiles command: Fix file SELinux security contexts. More information: <https://manned.org/fixfiles>.

Solution

fixfiles — Fix file SELinux security contexts. More information: <https://manned.org/fixfiles>.

If specified with onboot, this fixfiles will record the current date in the /.autorelabel file, so that it can be used later to speed up labeling. If used with restore, the restore will only affect files that were modified today:

fixfiles -B

[F]orce reset of context to match file_context for customizable files:

fixfiles -F

Clear /tmp directory without confirmation:

fixfiles -f

Use the [R]pm database to discover all files within specific packages and restore the file contexts:

fixfiles -R {{rpm_package1,rpm_package2 ...}}

Run a diff on the PREVIOUS_FILECONTEXT file to the [C]urrently installed one, and restore the context of all affected files:

fixfiles -C PREVIOUS_FILECONTEXT

Only act on files created after a specific date which will be passed to find --newermt command:

fixfiles -N {{YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM}}

Bind [M]ount filesystems before relabeling them, this allows fixing the context of files or directories that have been mounted over:

fixfiles -M

Modify [v]erbosity from progress to verbose and run restorecon with -v instead of -p:

fixfiles -v

Code Snippets

If specified with onboot, this fixfiles will record the current date in the `/.autorelabel` file, so that it can be used later to speed up labeling. If used with restore, the restore will only affect files that were modified today

fixfiles -B

[F]orce reset of context to match `file_context` for customizable files

fixfiles -F

Clear `/tmp` directory without confirmation

fixfiles -f

Use the [R]pm database to discover all files within specific packages and restore the file contexts

fixfiles -R {{rpm_package1,rpm_package2 ...}}

Run a diff on the `PREVIOUS_FILECONTEXT` file to the [C]urrently installed one, and restore the context of all affected files

fixfiles -C PREVIOUS_FILECONTEXT

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