---
name: "mcstransd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "mcstrans"
version: "3.8.1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mcstransd"
---

# mcstransd(8)

MCS (Multiple Category System) daemon. Translates SELinux MCS/MLS labels to human readable form.

## NAME

mcstransd - MCS (Multiple Category System) daemon.  Translates SELinux MCS/MLS labels to human readable form.

## SYNOPSIS

**mcstransd \[-f\] \[-h\]**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page describes the **mcstransd** program.

This daemon reads /etc/selinux/{SELINUXTYPE}/setrans.conf configuration file, and communicates with libselinux via a socket in /var/run/setrans.

## OPTIONS

- \-f

  Run mcstransd in the foreground.  Do not run as a daemon.

- \-h

  Output a short summary of available command line options.

## AUTHOR

This man page was written by Dan Walsh \<dwalsh@redhat.com\>. The program was originally written by Dan Walsh \<dwalsh@redhat.com\>. The program was enhanced/rewritten by Joe Nall \<joe@nall.com\>.

## FILES

/etc/selinux/{SELINUXTYPE}/setrans.conf

## SEE ALSO

[**setrans.conf**(5)](/setrans.conf/5.md),[**mcs**(8)](/mcs/8.md)