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restorecond

Daemon that monitors file creation and automatically restores SELinux contexts. Useful for directories where files are frequently created with incorrect contexts. See also: restorecon, semanage-fcontext. More information: https://manned.org/restorecond.

  • Start the restorecond daemon:

sudo restorecond

  • Run restorecond in [v]erbose mode to see restoration events:

sudo restorecond -v

  • Run restorecond in [d]ebug mode:

sudo restorecond -d

  • Use alternative restorecond.conf file:

sudo restorecond -f restorecond_file

  • Check the status of the restorecond service:

sudo systemctl status restorecond

  • Enable restorecond to start at boot:

sudo systemctl enable restorecond --now