Linux Administration Cookbook

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SELinux's configuration (in terms of if it's running and in what mode) is set in the /etc/selinux/config file:

$ cat /etc/selinux/config # This file controls the state of SELinux on the system.# SELINUX= can take one of these three values:# enforcing - SELinux security policy is enforced.# permissive - SELinux prints warnings instead of enforcing.# disabled - No SELinux policy is loaded.SELINUX=enforcing# SELINUXTYPE= can take one of three two values:# targeted - Targeted processes are protected,# minimum - Modification of targeted policy. Only selected processes are protected. # mls - Multi Level Security protection.SELINUXTYPE=targeted

If you want to disable SELinux permanently, this is the file that you would change, flipping ...