---
name: "semanage-interface"
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-interface"
---

# semanage-interface(8)

SELinux Policy Management network interface tool

## NAME

**semanage-interface - SELinux Policy Management network interface tool**

## SYNOPSIS

**semanage interface \[-h\] \[-n\] \[-N\] \[-S STORE\] \[ --add -t TYPE -r RANGE interface \| --delete interface \| --deleteall \| --extract \| --list \[-C\] \| --modify -t TYPE -r RANGE interface \]**

## DESCRIPTION

semanage is used to configure certain elements of SELinux policy without requiring modification to or recompilation from policy sources. **semanage interface** controls the labels assigned to network interfaces.

## 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

- *-a, --add*

  Add a record of the specified object type

- *-d, --delete*

  Delete a record of the specified object type

- *-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

- *-t TYPE, --type TYPE*

  SELinux type for the object

- *-r RANGE, --range RANGE*

  MLS/MCS Security Range (MLS/MCS Systems only) SELinux Range for SELinux login mapping defaults to the SELinux user record range. SELinux Range for SELinux user defaults to s0.

## EXAMPLE

```
list all interface definitions
# semanage interface -l
Assign type netif_t and MLS/MCS range s0:c0.c1023 to interface eth0
# semanage interface -a -t netif_t -r s0:c0.c1023 eth0
```

## SEE ALSO

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

## AUTHOR

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