selinuxenabled

linux

Check whether SELinux is enabled. Returns exit code 0 if SELinux is enabled, and 1 if it is not. See also: `getenforce`, `setenforce`, `sestatus`.

Examples (3)

Check if SELinux is enabled (no output; check exit code with `echo $?`)

selinuxenabled

Check if SELinux is enabled and print the result

selinuxenabled && echo "SELinux is enabled" || echo "SELinux is disabled"

Use in a shell script to conditionally execute commands

if selinuxenabled; then echo "SELinux is running"; fi