NAME

       chcat - change SELinux security categories of files/users

SYNOPSIS

       chcat category file...
       chcat -l category user...
       chcat [[+|-]category...]  file...
       chcat -l [[+|-]category...]  user...
       chcat [-d] file...
       chcat -l [-d] user...
       chcat -L [ -l ] [ user ... ]

DESCRIPTION

       Use +/- to add/remove categories from a file or user (only a single category can be specified at a time).
       Or specify the desired list/range of categories to be applied (replacing the existing categories).

       Note:  When  removing  a  category  you  must specify '--' on the command line before using the -Category
       syntax. This tells the command that you have finished entering options and are now specifying a  category
       name instead.

       -d     delete all categories from given FILE/USER.

       -L     list available categories.

       -l     Tells chcat to operate on users instead of files.

EXAMPLE

       Replace categories of user "test" with c0.c6
       # chcat -l c0.c6 test
       Add category c1023 to user "test"
       # chcat -l +c1023 test
       Remove category c5 from file "file"
       # chcat -- -c5 file
       Remove all categories from file "file"
       # chcat -d file

SEE ALSO

       chcon(1), selinux(8), semanage(8)

       When operating on files this script wraps the chcon command.

FILES

       /etc/selinux/{SELINUXTYPE}/setrans.conf
       /etc/selinux/{SELINUXTYPE}/seusers

chcat                                            September 2005                                         CHCAT(8)