selinux_r...t_sehandle(3)

💖 selinux_restorecon_set_sehandle — bestie edition 💖

okay so this is page selinux_r...t_sehandle(3) from the SELinux API documentation manual, and it's short but it's mighty, no cap. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

selinux_restorecon_set_sehandle — set a labeling handle for use by selinux_restorecon(3) 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <selinux/restorecon.h>
#include <selinux/label.h>

void selinux_restorecon_set_sehandle(struct selabel_handle *handle);

like. that's it. that's the whole thing. two includes and one function. she's lowkey minimalist 🌸

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

selinux_restorecon_set_sehandle() sets the handle to be used by selinux_restorecon(3) when relabeling files. it's giving pass the aux cord but for label handles 🎀

so why would you even do this?? bestie, here's the tea: selinux_restorecon_set_sehandle() is generally used when you need customised selabel_open(3) parameters to do your relabeling operations with selinux_restorecon(3). translation: when the default handle just isn't serving, you build your own and hand it over 👑

🦋 not me handing selinux_restorecon(3) a fully customised handle like "here girl, i made this for you" 🥹

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

the whole squad, go read these too, fr fr:

• selinux_restorecon(3)
• selinux_restorecon_set_exclude_list(3)
• selinux_restorecon_default_handle(3)
• selinux_restorecon_set_alt_rootpath(3)
• selinux_restorecon_xattr(3)

and that's the page!! 🎉 Security Enhanced Linux wrote this one back on 20 Oct 2015 (a vintage icon honestly 💜), and yes bestie, that's the source, the version and the date all rolled into one cute lil sign-off. now go set that handle. slay. 💅✨🦋