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SEMODULE(8)                           NSA                          SEMODULE(8)

NAME
semodule - Manage SELinux policy modules.

SYNOPSIS
semodule [options] ... MODE [MODES] ...

DESCRIPTION
semodule  is  the tool used to manage SELinux policy modules, including
installing, upgrading, listing and removing modules.  semodule may also
be  used  to  force a rebuild of policy from the module store and/or to
force a reload of policy  without  performing  any  other  transaction.
semodule  acts on module packages created by semodule_package.  Conven-
tionally, these files have a .pp suffix (policy package), although this
is not mandated in any way.

OPTIONS
-R, --reload
force a reload of policy

-B, --build
force a rebuild of policy (also reloads unless -n is used)

-i,--install=MODULE_PKG
install/replace a module package

-u,--upgrade=MODULE_PKG
upgrade an existing module package

-b,--base=MODULE_PKG
install/replace base module package

-r,--remove=MODULE_NAME
remove existing module

-l,--list-modules
display list of installed modules (other than base)

-s,--store
name of the store to operate on

-n,--noreload
do not reload policy after commit

-h,--help
prints help message and quit

-v,--verbose
be verbose

EXAMPLE
$ semodule -b base.pp
$ semodule -i httpd.pp
$ semodule -l

SEE ALSO
checkmodule(8), semodule_package(8) (8),

AUTHORS
This manual page was written by Dan Walsh <dwalsh@redhat.com>.
The program was written by Karl MacMillan <kmacmillan@tresys.com>, Joshua Brindle <jbrindle@tresys.com>, Jason Tang <jtang@tresys.com>

Security Enhanced Linux            Nov 2005                        SEMODULE(8)