---
name: "bluetoothctl-admin"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bluez-utils"
version: "5.87-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bluetoothctl-admin"
---

# bluetoothctl-admin(1)

Admin Policy Submenu

## Name

bluetoothctl-admin - Admin Policy Submenu

## SYNOPSIS

**bluetoothctl** \[--options\] \[admin.commands\]

This submenu configures administrative policies using the **[org.bluez.AdminPolicySet(5)](/org.bluez.AdminPolicySet/5.md)** and **[org.bluez.AdminPolicyStatus(5)](/org.bluez.AdminPolicyStatus/5.md)** interfaces.

## Admin Policy Commands

### allow

Allow service UUIDs and block rest of them.

- **Usage**

  **\> allow \[clear/uuid1 uuid2 ...\]**

- **Uses**

  **[org.bluez.AdminPolicySet(5)](/org.bluez.AdminPolicySet/5.md)** property **ServiceAllowList**

- **\[clear/uuid1 uuid2 ...\]**

  List of service UUIDs to allow, or "clear" to remove all restrictions

- **Example Get current allowed UUIDs list**

  ```
  > allow
  ```

- **Example Allow Serial Port Profile only**

  ```
  > allow 0x1101
  ```

- **Example Allow Serial Port Profile and LAN Access Profile**

  ```
  > allow 0x1101 0x1102
  ```

- **Example Allow Serial Port Profile, LAN Access Profile, and Dialup Networking Profile**

  ```
  > allow 0x1101 0x1102 0x1103
  ```

- **Example Allow Advanced Audio Distribution Profile only**

  ```
  > allow 0x110e
  ```

- **Example Allow A2DP Source and Sink profiles**

  ```
  > allow 0x110e 0x110f
  ```

- **Example Allow Serial Port Profile using full UUID**

  ```
  > allow 00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb
  ```

- **Example Allow SPP and LAP using full UUIDs**

  ```
  > allow 00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb 00001102-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb
  ```

- **Example Remove all UUID restrictions**

  ```
  > allow clear
  ```

- **Example Allow SPP, LAP, and DUN using mixed UUID formats**

  ```
  > allow 0x1101 00001102-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb 0x1103
  ```

## RESOURCES

\<http://www.bluez.org\>

## REPORTING BUGS

\<linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org\>

## Copyright

Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public Licenses (LGPL).