---
name: "semanage-module"
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-module"
---

# semanage-module(8)

SELinux Policy Management module mapping tool

## NAME

**semanage-module - SELinux Policy Management module mapping tool**

## SYNOPSIS

**semanage module \[-h\] \[-n\] \[-N\] \[-S STORE\] (-a \| -r \| -e \| -d \| --extract \| --list \[-C\] \| --deleteall) \[module\_name\]**

## DESCRIPTION

semanage is used to configure certain elements of SELinux policy without requiring modification to or recompilation from policy sources. **semanage module** installs, removes, disables, or enables SELinux Policy modules.

## 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

- *-a, --add*

  Install specified module. Accepts both binary policy files (.pp) and CIL source files

- *-r, --remove*

  Remove specified module

- *-D, --deleteall*

  Remove all local customizations related to modules

- *-d --disable*

  Disable specified module

- *-e --enable*

  Enable specified module

- *-E, --extract*

  Extract customizable commands, for use within a transaction

- *-l, --list*

  List records of the specified object type

- *-C, --locallist*

  List local customizations

## EXAMPLE

```
List all modules
# semanage module -l
Disable unconfined module
# semanage module --disable unconfined
Install custom apache policy module (same as #semodule -i myapache.pp)
# semanage module -a myapache.pp
```

## SEE ALSO

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

## AUTHOR

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