chcat — change file SELinux security category
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
Change/Remove the security category for each file or user.
Use +/- to add/remove categories from a file or user.
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 the category from each FILE/USER.
- -L
list available categories.
- -l
Tells chcat to operate on users instead of files.
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