restorecon(8)							restorecon(8)



NAME
       restorecon - set file security contexts.


SYNOPSIS
       restorecon  [-o	outfilename  ]	[-R]  [-n] [-v] [-e directory ] path-
       name...

       restorecon -f infilename [-o outfilename ] [-e directory ]  [-R]	 [-n]
       [-v]


DESCRIPTION
       This manual page describes the restorecon program.

       This  program  is primarily used to set the security context (extended
       attributes) on one or more files.

       It can be run at any time to correct errors, to add  support  for  new
       policy,	or with the -n option it can just check whether the file con-
       texts are all as you expect.


OPTIONS
       -f infilename
	      infilename contains a list of files to be processed by applica-
	      tion. Use - for stdin.

       -e directory
	      directory	 to  exclude  (repeat option for more than one direc-
	      tory.)

       -R     change files and directories file labels recursively

       -n     don't change any file labels.

       -o outfilename
	      save list of files with incorrect context in outfilename.

       -v     show changes in file labels.

       -vv    show changes in file labels, if type, role, or user are  chang-
	      ing.


       ARGUMENTS
	      pathname...  The pathname for the file(s) to be relabeled.


AUTHOR
       This  man  page was written by Dan Walsh .  Some of
       the content of this man page was taken  from  the  setfiles  man	 page
       written	by  Russell  Coker  .   The program was
       written by Dan Walsh .


SEE ALSO
       load_policy(8), checkpolicy(8) setfiles(8)



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