SEMODULE_PACKAGE

Section: NSA (8)
Updated: Nov 2005
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NAME

semodule_package - Create a SELinux policy module package.

SYNOPSIS

semodule_package -o <output file> -m <module> [-f <file contexts>]

DESCRIPTION

semodule_package is the tool used to create a SELinux policy module package from a binary policy module and optionally other data such as file contexts. semodule_package packages binary policy modules created by checkmodule. The policy package created by semodule_package can then be installed via semodule.

EXAMPLE

# Build a policy package for a base module.
$ semodule_package -o base.pp -m base.mod -f file_contexts
# Build a policy package for a httpd module.
$ semodule_package -o httpd.pp -m httpd.mod -f httpd.fc
# Build a policy package for local TE rules and no file contexts.
$ semodule_package -o local.pp -m local.mod

OPTIONS

-o --outfile <output file>: Policy module package file generated by this tool.
-s --seuser <seuser file>: seuser file to be included in the package.
-u --user_extra <user extra file>: user_extra file to be included in the package.
-m --module <Module file>: Policy module file to be included in the package.
-f --fc <File context file>: File contexts file for the module (optional).
-n --nc <netfilter context file>: netfilter context file to be included in the package.

AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Dan Walsh <dwalsh@redhat.com>.
The program was written by Karl MacMillan <kmacmillan@tresys.com>