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Glossary: Endpoint, Application and Email Security

SELinux modes

Also written: Enforcing, Permissive, Disabled, /etc/selinux/config

Enforcing blocks and logs denials, Permissive only logs what would be denied, and Disabled turns SELinux off. Keep it enforcing; the startup mode is set in /etc/selinux/config.

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Related terms

getenforcesetenforceSELinux (Security-enhanced Linux)