Disable SELinux

Disable SELinux

4 method to disable SELinux temporarily or permanently.

Method 1: Disable Temporarily.

# echo 0 > /selinux/enforce

# cat /selinux/enforce

  0

# setenforce 0

Method 2: Disable Permanently.

# vim /etc/selinux/config

  SELINUX=disables

:wq!

Method 3: Disable from Grub Boot loader.

# vim /boot/grub/grub.conf

Go to the end of “kernel” line and add “selinux=0”

:wq!

Method 4: Disable only a specific service in SELinux – HTTP/Apache.

# vim /etc/selinux/targeted/Booleans

  httpd_disable_trans=1

:wq!

# service httpd restart

To check SELinux status

# sestatus