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How to Disable SELinux

Disable SELinux

Let's see the current status of SELinux.

[root@web ~]# sestatus
SELinux status:                 enabled
SELinuxfs mount:                /sys/fs/selinux
SELinux root directory:         /etc/selinux
Loaded policy name:             targeted
Current mode:                   enforcing
Mode from config file:          enforcing
Policy MLS status:              enabled
Policy deny_unknown status:     allowed
Memory protection checking:     actual (secure)
Max kernel policy version:      31

For disabling SELinux, you can do either way of the followings.

Method 1: Disable SELinux Temporarily

Just set current mode as Permissive.

[root@web ~]# setenforce 0
[root@web ~]# sestatus
SELinux status:                 enabled
SELinuxfs mount:                /sys/fs/selinux
SELinux root directory:         /etc/selinux
Loaded policy name:             targeted
Current mode:                   permissive
Mode from config file:          enforcing
Policy MLS status:              enabled
Policy deny_unknown status:     allowed
Memory protection checking:     actual (secure)
Max kernel policy version:      31

Method 2: Disable SELinux Permanently

Disable SELinux by editing /etc/selinux/config.

[root@web ~]# vi /etc/selinux/config
...
#SELINUX=enforcing
SELINUX=disabled
...

Then reboot the system.

[root@web ~]# init 6

Then we check the status of SELinux.

[root@web ~]# sestatus
SELinux status:                 disabled

We did it.

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