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fixfiles

linux

Fix file SELinux security contexts.

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If specified with onboot, this fixfiles will record the current date in the `/.autorelabel` file, so that it can be used later to speed up labeling. If used with restore, the restore will only affect files that were modified today

[F]orce reset of context to match `file_context` for customizable files

Clear `/tmp` directory without confirmation

Use the [R]pm database to discover all files within specific packages and restore the file contexts

fixfiles -R rpm_package1,rpm_package2 ...

Run a diff on the `PREVIOUS_FILECONTEXT` file to the [C]urrently installed one, and restore the context of all affected files

fixfiles -C PREVIOUS_FILECONTEXT

Only act on files created after a specific date which will be passed to find `--newermt` command

fixfiles -N YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM

Bind [M]ount filesystems before relabeling them, this allows fixing the context of files or directories that have been mounted over

Modify [v]erbosity from progress to verbose and run `restorecon` with `-v` instead of `-p`

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