| .TH "default_type" "5" "28-Nov-2011" "Security Enhanced Linux" "SELinux configuration" |
| .SH "NAME" |
| default_type \- The SELinux default type configuration file |
| . |
| .SH "DESCRIPTION" |
| The \fIdefault_type\fR file contains entries that allow SELinux-aware applications such as \fBnewrole\fR(1) to select a default type for a role if one is not supplied. |
| .sp |
| \fBselinux_default_type_path\fR(3) will return the active policy path to this file. The default, default type file is: |
| .RS |
| .I /etc/selinux/{SELINUXTYPE}/contexts/default_type |
| .RE |
| .sp |
| Where \fI{SELINUXTYPE}\fR is the entry from the selinux configuration file \fIconfig\fR (see \fBselinux_config\fR(5)). |
| .sp |
| \fBget_default_type\fR(3) reads this file to determine a type for the active policy. |
| . |
| .SH "FILE FORMAT" |
| Each line within the \fIdefault_type\fR file is formatted with \fIrole\fB:\fItype\fR entries where: |
| .RS |
| .I role |
| .RS |
| The SELinux role. |
| .RE |
| .I type |
| .RS |
| The domain type that is returned for this role. |
| .RE |
| . |
| .SH "EXAMPLE" |
| # ./contexts/default_type |
| .br |
| auditadm_r:auditadm_t |
| .br |
| user_r:user_t |
| . |
| .SH "SEE ALSO" |
| .ad l |
| .nh |
| .BR selinux "(8), " get_default_type "(3), " newrole "(1), " selinux_default_type_path "(3), " selinux_config "(5) " |
