| CONTEXT | Complete security context |
| -c--compute | compute process transition context before modifying |
| -t--type | type (for same role as parent) |
| -u--user | user identity |
| -r--role | role |
| -l--range | levelrange |
| --help | display this help and exit |
| --version | output version information and exit |
| 125 | if the runcon command itself fails |
| 126 | if COMMAND is found but cannot be invoked |
| 127 | if COMMAND cannot be found |
| - | the exit status of COMMAND otherwise |
NAME
runcon - run command with specified security context
SYNOPSIS
runconCONTEXT COMMAND[args] runcon [ -c] [-u USER] [-r ROLE] [-t TYPE] [-l RANGE] COMMAND[args]
DESCRIPTION
Run COMMAND with completely-specified CONTEXT, or with current or transitioned security context modified by one or more of LEVEL, ROLE, TYPE, and USER.
If none of -c, -t, -u, -r, or -l, is specified, the first argument is used as the complete context. Any additional arguments after COMMAND are interpreted as arguments to the command.
Only carefully-chosen contexts are likely to run successfully.
Run a program in a different SELinux security context. With neither CONTEXT nor COMMAND, print the current security context.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
- CONTEXT
Complete security context
- -c, --compute
compute process transition context before modifying
- -t, --type=TYPE
type (for same role as parent)
- -u, --user=USER
user identity
- -r, --role=ROLE
role
- -l, --range=RANGE
levelrange
- --help
display this help and exit
- --version
output version information and exit
Exit status:
- 125
if the runcon command itself fails
- 126
if COMMAND is found but cannot be invoked
- 127
if COMMAND cannot be found
- -
the exit status of COMMAND otherwise
AUTHOR
Written by Russell Coker.
REPORTING BUGS
GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/> Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>
SEE ALSO
Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/runcon> or available locally via: info '(coreutils) runcon invocation'
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