Changing a File Context

Assuming you know the file context you want to specify, you can specify it using the chcon command. The following example sets the file “/tmp/myfile” to user_home_t.

$ touch /tmp/myfile
$ ls -Z /tmp/myfile
unconfined_u:object_r:user_tmp_t:s0 /tmp/myfile
$ chcon -t user_home_t /tmp/myfile
$ ls -Z /tmp/myfile
unconfined_u:object_r:user_home_t:s0 /tmp/myfile

Tools

• chcon changes the file SELinux security context.

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More Tutorials

• Permanently Set a File Context: Learn how to set file context by modifying the policy.

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