chcat

linux

Change SELinux security category for files. Categories provide an additional level of access control based on MCS (Multi-Category Security). See also: `chcon`, `semanage`.

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Options (3)

-L, --listboolean

List all available categories

Example: sudo chcat {{[-L|--list]}}

-Z, --contextboolean

Display the categories of a file

Example: ls {{[-Z|--context]}} {{path/to/file}}

-d, --deleteboolean

Remove all categories from a file

Example: sudo chcat {{[-d|--delete]}} {{path/to/file}}

Examples (6)

List all available categories

sudo chcat [-L|--list]

Add a category to a file

sudo chcat +CategoryName path/to/file

Remove a category from a file

sudo chcat -- -CategoryName path/to/file

Set specific categories for a file (replacing existing ones)

sudo chcat CategoryName1,CategoryName2,... path/to/file

Display the categories of a file

ls [-Z|--context] path/to/file

Remove all categories from a file

sudo chcat [-d|--delete] path/to/file

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