---
name: "semanage-boolean"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "policycoreutils-python-utils"
version: "3.8.1-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/semanage-boolean"
---

# semanage-boolean(8)

SELinux Policy Management boolean tool

## NAME

semanage-boolean - SELinux Policy Management boolean tool

## SYNOPSIS

**semanage boolean \[-h\] \[-n\] \[-N\] \[-S STORE\] \[ --extract \| --deleteall \| --list \[-C\] \| --modify ( --on \| --off ) boolean \]**

## DESCRIPTION

semanage is used to configure certain elements of SELinux policy without requiring modification to or recompilation from policy sources. **semanage boolean** command controls the settings of booleans in SELinux policy. Booleans are if-then-else rules written in SELinux Policy. They can be used to customize the way that SELinux Policy rules effect a confined domain.

## OPTIONS

- *-h, --help*

  Show this help message and exit

- *-n, --noheading*

  Do not print heading when listing the specified object type

- *-N, --noreload*

  Do not reload policy after commit

- *-S STORE, --store STORE*

  Select an alternate SELinux Policy Store to manage

- *-C, --locallist*

  List local customizations

- *-m, --modify*

  Modify a record of the specified object type

- *-l, --list*

  List records of the specified object type

- *-E, --extract*

  Extract customizable commands, for use within a transaction

- *-D, --deleteall*

  Remove all local customizations

- *-1, --on*

  Enable the boolean

- *-0, --off*

  Disable the boolean

## EXAMPLE

```
Turn on the "apache can send mail" boolean (persistent version of #setsebool httpd_can_sendmail on)
# semanage boolean -m --on httpd_can_sendmail
List customized booleans
# semanage boolean -l -C
```

## SEE ALSO

[**selinux**(8)](/selinux/8.md), [**semanage**(8)](/semanage/8.md), [**setsebool**(8)](/setsebool/8.md), [**getsebool**(8)](/getsebool/8.md)

## AUTHOR

This man page was written by Daniel Walsh \<dwalsh@redhat.com\>