fixfiles(8) fixfiles(8)
NAME
fixfiles - fix file SELinux security contexts.
SYNOPSIS
fixfiles [-v] [-F] [-B] [ -N time ] [-l logfile ] { check | restore|[-f] relabel | verify } [[dir/file] ... ]
fixfiles [-v] [-F] [ -R rpmpackagename[,rpmpackagename...] ] [-l logfile ] { check | restore | verify }
fixfiles [-v] [-F] -C PREVIOUS_FILECONTEXT [-l logfile ] { check | restore | verify }
fixfiles [-F] [-B] onboot
DESCRIPTION
This manual page describes the fixfiles script.
This script is primarily used to correct the security context database (extended attributes) on filesystems.
It can also be run at any time to relabel when adding support for new policy, or just check whether the file
contexts are all as you expect. By default it will relabel all mounted ext2, ext3, xfs and jfs file systems
as long as they do not have a security context mount option. You can use the -R flag to use rpmpackages as an
alternative. The file /etc/selinux/fixfiles_exclude_dirs can contain a list of directories excluded from
relabeling.
fixfiles onboot will setup the machine to relabel on the next reboot.
OPTIONS
-B If specified with onboot, this fixfiles will record the current date in the /.autorelabel file, so that
it can be used later to speed up labeling. If used with restore, the restore will only affect files
that were modified today.
-l logfile
Save the output to the specified logfile
-F Force reset of context to match file_context for customizable files
-f Clear /tmp directory with out prompt for removal.
-R rpmpackagename[,rpmpackagename...]
Use the rpm database to discover all files within the specified packages and restore the file contexts.
(-a will get all files in the RPM database).
-C PREVIOUS_FILECONTEXT
Run a diff on the PREVIOUS_FILECONTEXT file to the currently installed one, and restore the context of
all affected files.
-N time
Only act on files created after the specified date. Date must be specified in "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM" for‐
mat. Date field will be passed to find --newermt command.
Prompt for removal of contents of /tmp directory and then change any incorrect file context labels to
match the install file_contexts file.
verify List out files with incorrect file context labels, but do not change them.
[[dir/file] ... ]
List of files or directories trees that you wish to check file context on.
AUTHOR
This man page was written by Richard Hally <[email protected]>. The script was written by Dan Walsh
<[email protected]>
SEE ALSO
setfiles(8),restorecon(8)
2002031409 fixfiles(8)
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