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setsebool — Set SELinux boolean value. See also: `semanage-boolean`, `getsebool`. More information: <https://man

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Problem

How to use the setsebool command: Set SELinux boolean value. See also: semanage-boolean, getsebool. More information: <https://manned.org/setsebool>.

Solution

setsebool — Set SELinux boolean value. See also: semanage-boolean, getsebool. More information: <https://manned.org/setsebool>.

Show the current setting of [a]ll booleans:

getsebool -a

Set or unset a boolean temporarily (non-persistent across reboot):

sudo setsebool {{httpd_can_network_connect}} {{1|true|on|0|false|off}}

Set or unset a boolean [P]ersistently:

sudo setsebool -P {{container_use_devices}} {{1|true|on|0|false|off}}

Set or unset multiple booleans at once [P]ersistently:

sudo setsebool -P {{key1 1 key2 0 ...}}

Set or unset a boolean persistently (alternative method using semanage-boolean):

sudo semanage boolean {{[-m|--modify]}} {{-1|--on|-0|--off}} {{haproxy_connect_any}}

Code Snippets

Show the current setting of [a]ll booleans

getsebool -a

Set or unset a boolean temporarily (non-persistent across reboot)

sudo setsebool {{httpd_can_network_connect}} {{1|true|on|0|false|off}}

Set or unset a boolean [P]ersistently

sudo setsebool -P {{container_use_devices}} {{1|true|on|0|false|off}}

Set or unset multiple booleans at once [P]ersistently

sudo setsebool -P {{key1 1 key2 0 ...}}

Set or unset a boolean persistently (alternative method using `semanage-boolean`)

sudo semanage boolean {{[-m|--modify]}} {{-1|--on|-0|--off}} {{haproxy_connect_any}}

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