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

# selinuxexeccon(8)

report SELinux context used for this executable

## NAME

selinuxexeccon - report SELinux context used for this executable

## SYNOPSIS

**selinuxexeccon** *command* \[*fromcon*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**selinuxexeccon** reports the SELinux process context for the specified command from the specified context or the current context.

## EXAMPLE

```
# selinuxexeccon /usr/bin/passwd
staff_u:staff_r:passwd_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
# selinuxexeccon /usr/sbin/sendmail system_u:system_r:httpd_t:s0
system_u:system_r:system_mail_t:s0
```

## AUTHOR

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

## SEE ALSO

**secon**(8)