fixfiles(8)                                                                           fixfiles(8)



NAME
       fixfiles - fix file security contexts.


SYNOPSIS
       fixfiles [ -R rpmpackagename[,rpmpackagename...] ] [check | restore | [-F] relabel]


DESCRIPTION
       This manual page describes the fixfiles script.

       This  script  is  primarily  used  to  correct  the  security  context  database (extended
       attributes) on filesystems.

       It can also be run at any time to relabel when adding support for  new  policy,  or   just
       check  whether  the  file  contexts are all as you expect.  By default it will relabel all
       mounted ext2, ext3, xfs and reiser file systems as long as they do  not  have  a  security
       context mount option.  You can use the -R flag to use rpmpackages as an alternative.


OPTIONS
       -F     Don't prompt for removal of /tmp directory.


       -R rpmpackagename[,rpmpackagename...]
              Use  the  rpm  database  to  discover  all  files within the specified packages and
              restore the file contexts.  (-a will get all files in the RPM database).


ARGUMENTS
       One of:

       check  show any incorrect file context labels but do not change them.

       restore
              change any incorrect file context labels.

       relabel
              Prompt for removal of contents of /tmp directory and then change any inccorect file
              context labels to match the install file_contexts file.


AUTHOR
       This man page was written by Richard Hally <>.  The script  was writ-
       ten by Dan Walsh <>


SEE ALSO
       setfiles(8),



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