DOT-Files/Gentoo/gentooamd/home/user/.tldrc/tldr/pages/linux/chcat.md

chcat

Change SELinux security category for files. Categories provide an additional level of access control based on MCS (Multi-Category Security). See also: chcon, semanage. More information: https://manned.org/chcat.

• List all available categories:

sudo chcat {{[-L|--list]}}

• Add a category to a file:

sudo chcat +{{CategoryName}} {{path/to/file}}

• Remove a category from a file:

sudo chcat -- -{{CategoryName}} {{path/to/file}}

• Set specific categories for a file (replacing existing ones):

sudo chcat {{CategoryName1,CategoryName2,...}} {{path/to/file}}

• Display the categories of a file:

ls {{[-Z|--context]}} {{path/to/file}}

• Remove all categories from a file:

sudo chcat {{[-d|--delete]}} {{path/to/file}}