semanage-export(8) — Linux manual page

semanage-export(8)                                     semanage-export(8)

NAME         top

       semanage-export - SELinux Policy Management import tool

SYNOPSIS         top

       semanage export [-h] [-S STORE] [-f OUTPUT_FILE]

DESCRIPTION         top

       semanage is used to configure certain elements of SELinux policy
       without requiring modification to or recompilation from policy
       sources.  semanage import and export can be used to extract the
       SELinux modifications from one machine and apply them to another.
       Please note that this will remove all current semanage
       customizations on the second machine as the command list generated
       using semanage export start with <command> -D for all semanage
       sub-commands. You can put a whole group of semanage commands
       within a file and apply them to a machine in a single transaction.

OPTIONS         top

       -h, --help
              show this help message and exit

       -S STORE, --store STORE
              Select an alternate SELinux Policy Store to manage

       -f OUTPUT_FILE, --output_file OUTPUT_FILE
              Output file

EXAMPLE         top

       Import semanage modifications from another machine
       # semanage export -f semanage.mods
       # scp semanage.mod remotemachine:
       # ssh remotemachine
       # semanage import -f semanage.mods

SEE ALSO         top

       selinux(8), semanage(8), semanage-import(8)

AUTHOR         top

       This man page was written by Daniel Walsh <dwalsh@redhat.com>

COLOPHON         top

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       space libraries and tools) project.  Information about the project
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