getsebool(8)                    SELinux Command Line documentation                   getsebool(8)



NAME
       getsebool - get SELinux boolean value(s)


SYNOPSIS
       getsebool [-a] [boolean]


DESCRIPTION
       getsebool reports where a particular SELinux boolean or all SELinux booleans are active or
       inactive.  In certain situations a boolean can be in one state with a  pending  change  to
       the other state.  getsebool will report this as a pending change.  The pending value indi-
       cates the value that will be applied upon the next boolean commit.

       The setting of boolean values occurs in two stages; first the pending  value  is  changed,
       then  the booleans are committed, causing their active values to become their pending val-
       ues.  This allows a group of booleans to be changed in a single  transaction,  by  setting
       all of their pending values as desired and then committing once.


OPTIONS
       -a     Show all SELinux booleans.


AUTHOR
       This manual page was written by Dan Walsh <>.  The program was written by
       Tresys Technology.


SEE ALSO
       setsebool(8), booleans(8)



                          11 Aug 2004                               getsebool(8)