# SELinux management ### How to get SELinux status
The following command will retreive the SELinux status of your system (output may vary):
``` sestatus ``` exemple from CentOS 5.3
``` SELinux status: enabled SELinuxfs mount: /selinux Current mode: permissive Mode from config file: permissive Policy version: 21 Policy from config file: targeted ```
### How to disable SELinux
#### Set SELinux to permissive (not truly disabled)
``` setenforce 0 ```
#### Disable SELinux entirely
Edit the file:
``` vi /etc/selinux/config ``` Set the line to SELINUX=disabled
``` # This file controls the state of SELinux on the system. # SELINUX= can take one of these three values: # enforcing - SELinux security policy is enforced. # permissive - SELinux prints warnings instead of enforcing. # disabled - SELinux is fully disabled. SELINUX=disabled <------ Line to modify # SELINUXTYPE= type of policy in use. Possible values are: # targeted - Only targeted network daemons are protected. # strict - Full SELinux protection. SELINUXTYPE=targeted ``` Reboot or use the setenforce command:
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