restorecond(8) — Linux manual page
restorecond(8) restorecond(8)
NAME
restorecond - daemon that watches for file creation and then sets
the default SELinux file context
SYNOPSIS
restorecond [-d] [-h] [-f restorecond_file ] [-u] [-v]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page describes the restorecond program.
This daemon uses inotify to watch files listed in the
/etc/selinux/restorecond.conf, when they are created, this daemon
will make sure they have the correct file context associated with
the policy.
OPTIONS
-d Turns on debugging mode. Application will stay in the
foreground and lots of debugs messages start printing.
-h Print usage statement.
-f restorecond_file
Use alternative restorecond.conf file.
-u Turns on user mode. Runs restorecond in the user session
and reads /etc/selinux/restorecond_user.conf. Uses dbus
to make sure only one restorecond is running per user
session.
-v Turns on verbose debugging. (Report missing files)
AUTHOR
This man page and program was written by Dan Walsh
<dwalsh@redhat.com>.
FILES
/etc/selinux/restorecond.conf /etc/selinux/restorecond_user.conf
SEE ALSO
restorecon(8),
COLOPHON
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