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.TH SEMODULE "8" "Nov 2005" "Security Enhanced Linux" NSA
.SH NAME
semodule \- Manage SELinux policy modules.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B semodule [options]... MODE [MODES]...
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
semodule is the tool used to manage SELinux policy modules,
including installing, upgrading, listing and removing modules.
semodule may also be used to force a rebuild of policy from the
module store and/or to force a reload of policy without performing
any other transaction. semodule acts on module packages created
by semodule_package. Conventionally, these files have a .pp suffix
(policy package), although this is not mandated in any way.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
.B \-R, \-\-reload
force a reload of policy
.TP
.B \-B, \-\-build
force a rebuild of policy (also reloads unless \-n is used)
.TP
.B \-D, \-\-disable_dontaudit
Temporarily remove dontaudits from policy. Reverts whenever policy is rebuilt
.TP
.B \-i,\-\-install=MODULE_PKG
install/replace a module package
.TP
.B \-u,\-\-upgrade=MODULE_PKG
deprecated, alias for --install
.TP
.B \-b,\-\-base=MODULE_PKG
deprecated, alias for --install
.TP
.B \-r,\-\-remove=MODULE_NAME
remove existing module
.TP
.B \-l,\-\-list-modules=[KIND]
display list of installed modules (other than base)
.TP
.B \-E,\-\-extract=MODULE_PKG
Extract a module from the store as an HLL or CIL file to the current directory.
A module is extracted as HLL by default. The name of the module written is
<module-name>.<lang_ext>
.TP
.B KIND:
.TP
standard
list highest priority, enabled, non-base modules
.TP
full
list all modules
.TP
.B \-X,\-\-priority=PRIORITY
set priority for following operations (1-999)
.TP
.B \-e,\-\-enabled=MODULE_NAME
enable module
.TP
.B \-d,\-\-disable=MODULE_NAME
disable module
.TP
.B \-s,\-\-store
name of the store to operate on
.TP
.B \-n,\-\-noreload,\-N
do not reload policy after commit
.TP
.B \-h,\-\-help
prints help message and quit
.TP
.B \-P,\-\-preserve_tunables
Preserve tunables in policy
.TP
.B \-C,\-\-ignore-module-cache
Recompile CIL modules built from HLL files
.TP
.B \-p,\-\-path
Use an alternate path for the policy root
.TP
.B \-S,\-\-store-path
Use an alternate path for the policy store root
.TP
.B \-v,\-\-verbose
be verbose
.TP
.B \-c,\-\-cil
Extract module as a CIL file. This only affects the \-\-extract option and
only modules listed in \-\-extract after this option.
.TP
.B \-H,\-\-hll
Extract module as an HLL file. This only affects the \-\-extract option and
only modules listed in \-\-extract after this option.
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
# Install or replace a base policy package.
$ semodule \-b base.pp
# Install or replace a non-base policy package.
$ semodule \-i httpd.pp
# List non-base modules.
$ semodule \-l
# Turn on all AVC Messages for which SELinux currently is "dontaudit"ing.
$ semodule \-DB
# Turn "dontaudit" rules back on.
$ semodule \-B
# Install or replace all non-base modules in the current directory.
$ semodule \-i *.pp
# Install or replace all modules in the current directory.
$ ls *.pp | grep \-Ev "base.pp|enableaudit.pp" | xargs /usr/sbin/semodule \-b base.pp \-i
# Disable a module.
$ semodule \-d alsa
# Install a module at a specific priority.
$ semodule \-X 100 \-i alsa.pp
# List all modules.
$ semodule \-l full
# Set an alternate path for the policy root
$ semodule \-B \-p "/tmp"
# Set an alternate path for the policy store root
$ semodule \-B \-S "/tmp/var/lib/selinux"
# Write the HLL version of puppet and the CIL version of wireshark
# modules at priority 400 to the current working directory
$ semodule \-X 400 \-\-hll \-E puppet \-\-cil \-E wireshark
.fi
.SH SEE ALSO
.B checkmodule(8), semodule_package(8)
.SH AUTHORS
.nf
This manual page was written by Dan Walsh <dwalsh@redhat.com>.
The program was written by Karl MacMillan <kmacmillan@tresys.com>, Joshua Brindle <jbrindle@tresys.com>, Jason Tang <jtang@tresys.com>