CHCAT
Section: User Commands (8)
Updated: September 2005
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NAME
chcat - change file SELinux security category
SYNOPSIS
chcat
category file...
chcat -l
category user...
chcat
[[+|-]category...] file...
chcat -l
[[+|-]category...] user...
chcat
[
-d]
file...
chcat -l
[
-d]
user...
chcat
-L [ -l ] [ user ... ]
DESCRIPTION
Change/Remove the security category for each file or user.
Use +/- to add/remove categories from a file or user.
Note:
When removing a category you must specify '--' on the command line before using the -Category syntax. This tells the command that you have finished entering options and are now specifying a category name instead.
- -d
-
delete the category from each FILE/USER.
- -L
-
list available categories.
- -l
-
Tells chcat to operate on users instead of files.
SEE ALSO
- chcon(1), selinux(8), semanage(8)
-
When operating on files this script wraps the chcon command.
FILES
/etc/selinux/{SELINUXTYPE}/setrans.conf
/etc/selinux/{SELINUXTYPE}/seusers