removable_context(5) — Linux manual page

removable_context(5)      SELinux configuration      removable_context(5)

NAME         top

       removable_context - The SELinux removable devices context
       configuration file

DESCRIPTION         top

       This file contains the default label that should be used for
       removable devices.

       selinux_removable_context_path(3) will return the active policy
       path to this file. The default removable context file is:
              /etc/selinux/{SELINUXTYPE}/contexts/removable_context

       Where {SELINUXTYPE} is the entry from the selinux configuration
       file config (see selinux_config(5)).

FILE FORMAT         top

       The file consists of a single line entry as follows:
              user:role:type[:range]

       Where:
              user role type range
                     A user, role, type and optional range (for MCS/MLS)
                     separated by colons (:) that will be applied to
                     removable devices.

EXAMPLE         top

       # ./contexts/removable_contexts
       system_u:object_r:removable_t:s0

SEE ALSO         top

       selinux(8), selinux_removable_context_path(3), selinux_config(5)

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Security Enhanced Linux        28-Nov-2011           removable_context(5)

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