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

# setenforce(8)

modify the mode SELinux is running in

## NAME

setenforce - modify the mode SELinux is running in

## SYNOPSIS

**setenforce** \[**Enforcing**\|**Permissive**\|**1**\|**0**\]

## DESCRIPTION

Use **Enforcing** or **1** to put SELinux in enforcing mode.\
 Use **Permissive** or **0** to put SELinux in permissive mode.

If SELinux is disabled and you want to enable it, or SELinux is enabled and you want to disable it, please see  [**selinux**(8)](/selinux/8.md).

## AUTHOR

Dan Walsh, \<dwalsh@redhat.com\>

## SEE ALSO

[**selinux**(8)](/selinux/8.md), [**getenforce**(8)](/getenforce/8.md), [**selinuxenabled**(8)](/selinuxenabled/8.md)