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LXer 03-28-2018 01:21 PM

LXer: How to Disable SELinux on CentOS 7
 
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The full name of SELinux is Security-Enhanced Linux. It is a security feature of Linux built into the Linux kernel. It is used to control access to users, files, network resources and applications of a Linux system. SELinux provides extended file system permissions on top of the traditional Linux filesystem permission known as Discretionary Access Control (DAC). SELinux is a good security feature. But it is hard to understand and maintain. That is why small companies and startups often don’t bother with SELinux. CentOS 7 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (RHEL 7) comes with SELinux pre-installed. In this article, I will show you how to disable SELinux on CentOS 7. Let’s get started.

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John VV 03-28-2018 09:43 PM

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But it is hard to understand and maintain.
??? ha?

back in 2005 it was a bit odd and complex

but now 13 YEARS later it normally will never cause any issues

mralk3 03-28-2018 10:02 PM

LXer: How to Disable SELinux on CentOS 7
 
SELinux is one of the major reasons to use CentOS. If the first thing done on a new installation is disabling it, maybe another Linux distribution should be considered?

:twocents:

John VV 03-28-2018 10:16 PM

i run SE on my OpenSUSE and Debian installs


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