| .TH "securetty_types" "5" "28-Nov-2011" "Security Enhanced Linux" "SELinux configuration" |
| .SH "NAME" |
| securetty_types \- The SELinux secure tty type configuration file |
| . |
| .SH "DESCRIPTION" |
| The |
| .I securetty_types |
| file contains a list of types associated to secure tty type that are defined in the policy for use by SELinux-aware applications. |
| .sp |
| .BR selinux_securetty_types_path "(3) " |
| will return the active policy path to this file. The default securetty types file is: |
| .RS |
| .I /etc/selinux/{SELINUXTYPE}/contexts/securetty_types |
| .RE |
| .sp |
| Where \fI{SELINUXTYPE}\fR is the entry from the selinux configuration file \fIconfig\fR (see \fBselinux_config\fR(5)). |
| .sp |
| .BR selinux_check_securetty_context "(3) reads this file to determine if a context is for a secure tty defined in the active policy. " |
| .sp |
| SELinux-aware applications such as |
| .BR newrole "(1) use this information to check the status of a tty. " |
| . |
| .SH "FILE FORMAT" |
| Each line in the file consists of the following entry: |
| .sp |
| .RS |
| .I type |
| .RS |
| One or more type entries that are defined in the policy for secure tty devices. |
| .RE |
| .RE |
| . |
| .SH "EXAMPLE" |
| # ./contexts/securetty_types |
| .br |
| sysadm_tty_device_t |
| .br |
| user_tty_device_t |
| .br |
| staff_tty_device_t |
| . |
| .SH "SEE ALSO" |
| .ad l |
| .nh |
| .BR selinux "(8), " selinux_securetty_types_path "(3), " newrole "(1), " selinux_check_securetty_context "(3), " selinux_config "(5) " |