---
name: "tomoyo-loadpolicy"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "tomoyo-tools"
version: "2.6.1-20210910-1+b1"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tomoyo-loadpolicy"
---

# tomoyo-loadpolicy(8)

load TOMOYO Linux manually

## NAME

tomoyo-loadpolicy - load TOMOYO Linux manually

## SYNOPSIS

**tomoyo-loadpolicy** \[*option*\]

**tomoyo-loadpolicy** \[*option*\] \[*remote\_ip:remote\_port*\]

## DESCRIPTION

This program reads TOMOYO Linux policy from standard input and loads it into the kernel.

## OPTIONS

- **-e**

  Append to */sys/kernel/security/tomoyo/exception\_policy*.

- **-ef**

  Overwrite */sys/kernel/security/tomoyo/exception\_policy*.

- **-d**

  Append to */sys/kernel/security/tomoyo/domain\_policy*.

- **-df**

  Overwrite */sys/kernel/security/tomoyo/domain\_policy*.

- **-m**

  Append to */sys/kernel/security/tomoyo/manager*.

- **-p**

  Append to */sys/kernel/security/tomoyo/profile*.

- **-s**

  Append to */sys/kernel/security/tomoyo/stat*.

- *remote\_ip:remote\_port*

  Write to policy on a remote system via an agent waiting at port *remote\_port* on IP address *remote\_ip*.

## EXAMPLES

- **Append a line to exception policy**

  ```
    echo "acl_group 0 file read proc:/meminfo" | tomoyo-loadpolicy -e
  ```

- **Remove a line from exception policy**

  ```
    echo "delete acl_group 0 file read proc:/meminfo" | tomoyo-loadpolicy -e
  ```

- **Append a line to domain policy**

  ```
    ( echo "<kernel>"; echo "file execute /sbin/init" ) | tomoyo-loadpolicy -d
  ```

- **Replace currently loaded domain policy**

  ```
    tomoyo-loadpolicy -df < /etc/tomoyo/domain_policy.conf
  ```

- **Append to policy remotely**

  ```
    tomoyo-loadpolicy -d 192.168.1.1:10000 < /etc/tomoyo/192.168.1.1/domain_policy.conf
  ```

- **Remove a line from "/sys/kernel/security/tomoyo/manager"**

  ```
    echo "delete /usr/sbin/tomoyo-queryd" | tomoyo-loadpolicy -m
  ```

## BUGS

If you find any bugs, send an email to \<tomoyo-users-en@lists.osdn.me\>.

## AUTHORS

- Tetsuo Handa \<penguin-kernel@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp\>

  Main author.

- Jamie Nguyen \<jamie@tomoyolinux.co.uk\>

  Documentation and website.

## SEE ALSO

[**tomoyo-savepolicy**(8)](/tomoyo-savepolicy/8.md), [**tomoyo-editpolicy**(8)](/tomoyo-editpolicy/8.md), [**tomoyo-editpolicy-agent**(8)](/tomoyo-editpolicy-agent/8.md), [**tomoyo-init**(8)](/tomoyo-init/8.md)

See \<https://tomoyo.osdn.jp\> for more information.