---
name: "named_selinux"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "selinux-policy-doc"
version: "2:2.20250213-13~deb13u1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/named_selinux"
---

# named\_selinux(8)

Security Enhanced Linux Policy for the Internet Name server (named) daemon

## NAME

named\_selinux - Security Enhanced Linux Policy for the Internet Name server (named) daemon

## DESCRIPTION

Security-Enhanced Linux secures the named server via flexible mandatory access control.

## BOOLEANS

SELinux policy is customizable based on least access required.  So by default SELinux policy does not allow named to write master zone files.  If you want to have named update the master zone files you need to set the named\_write\_master\_zones boolean.

```
setsebool -P named_write_master_zones 1
```

system-config-selinux is a GUI tool available to customize SELinux policy settings.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Dan Walsh \<dwalsh@redhat.com\>.

## SEE ALSO

[selinux(8)](/selinux/8.md), [named(8)](/named/8.md), [chcon(1)](/chcon/1.md), [setsebool(8)](/setsebool/8.md)