semanage-export(8)

💖 semanage-export — the tea ☕

okay bestie, this is the semanage-export page from section 8 of the manual (semanage-export(8), iykyk) and it's literally the "pack up my SELinux mods and send them to my other girl" tool. let's get into it 💅

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✨ NAME ✨

semanage-export — SELinux Policy Management import tool

yes babes the original says "import tool" on the export page, that's canon, we do not touch it 🙈

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

semanage export [-h] [-S STORE] [-f OUTPUT_FILE]

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so semanage is the girl that lets you configure certain elements of SELinux policy without needing to modify or recompile anything from policy sources. iconic behavior fr fr.

and semanage import + semanage export are the duo that lets you extract the SELinux modifications from one machine and apply them to another. like packing a little suitcase for your policy changes 🧳✨

⚠️ but bestie, listen — this will remove all current semanage customizations on the second machine, because the command list generated by semanage export starts with <command> -D for all semanage sub-commands. that's a full reset on the receiving end, no cap. know before you go 💀

the good news?? you can put a whole group of semanage commands into a file and apply them to a machine in a single transaction. one shot, one vibe, done. 🔥

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🌸 OPTIONS 🌸

• -h, --help — show this help message and exit. the "help me bestie" button 🫶
• -S STORE, --store STORE — Select an alternate SELinux Policy Store to manage. pick a different store if you're feeling adventurous ✨
• -f OUTPUT_FILE, --output_file OUTPUT_FILE — Output file. where the goods get written 🎀

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🌈 EXAMPLE 🌈

Import semanage modifications from another machine

# semanage export -f semanage.mods
# scp semanage.mod remotemachine:
# ssh remotemachine
# semanage import -f semanage.mods

okay yes the export writes semanage.mods and the scp grabs semanage.mod — that's exactly how it's written in the original, we are simply reporting the lore, not editing it 🙈💜

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

selinux(8), semanage(8), semanage-import(8)

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💜 AUTHOR 💜

This man page was written by Daniel Walsh <dwalsh@redhat.com> — thank you king, we appreciate you 🌟

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and that's the whole page babes, sourced from the semanage-export(8) manual dated 20130617. go forth and export responsibly, mwah 💋💖