setenforce

Switches SELinux between enforcing and permissive modes.

Fedora

Last updated: 2026-02-09 Report error

Syntax

$setenforce [0|1]

Examples

$sudo setenforce 0

Examples

$sudo setenforce 1

Warnings

Permissive mode reduces the SELinux protection scope.

Typical use cases

Standard usage

setenforce --help

Detailed Help

man setenforce

Note Applies only until the next restart, unless configuration is changed.

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