How to disable-deactivate SELinux
Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is a Linux feature that provides a mechanism to support access control security policies. SELinux can sometimes get in your way. Therefore, you need to disable-deactivate SELinux… However, before you disable / disable SELinux, make sure you have a good reason why you are doing this.
How to temporarily disable / deactivate SELinux
Step 1: First of all, check the current SELinux status with the following command:
[[email protected] ~]# getenforce Enforcing [[email protected] ~]#
Using a different method with a command that does the same:
[[email protected] ~]# sestatus SELinux status: enabled SELinuxfs mount: /selinux Current mode: enforcing Mode from config file: enforcing Policy version: 24 Policy from config file: targeted [[email protected] ~]#
Step 2: In order to temporarily disable-deactivate SELinux, use the method below:
[[email protected] ~]# echo 0 > /selinux/enforce
Another method
[[email protected] ~]# setenforce 0
You can most likely set it to permissive mode. As a result, SELinux will issue warning messages rather than execute it. To do the same, use the following command:
[[email protected] ~]# setenforce Permissive
First of all, the described method works until reboot. As a result, it will work until the next reboot. Additionally, if you want to do this permanently through a reboot, follow the procedure below.
How to disable-disable SELinux permanently
To disable it permanently, change the value of the “SELinux” parameter to “disabled” in the file “/ etc / sysconfig / SELinux“ as shown below
save and exit the file using the “WQ!” command, you’re almost done, just reboot your system, that’s all.
Finally check back with the command below:
[[email protected] ~]# sestatus SELinux status: disabled