---
name: "ypbind_selinux"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "selinux-policy-doc"
version: "2:2.20250213-13~deb13u1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ypbind_selinux"
---

# ypbind\_selinux(8)

Security Enhanced Linux Policy for NIS.

## NAME

ypbind\_selinux - Security Enhanced Linux Policy for NIS.

## DESCRIPTION

Security-Enhanced Linux secures the system via flexible mandatory access control. SELinux can be setup deny NIS from working, since it requires daemons to be allowed greater access to the network.

## BOOLEANS

- You must set the allow\_ypbind boolean to allow your system to work properly in a NIS environment.

  - setsebool -P allow\_ypbind 1

  - system-config-selinux is a GUI tool available to customize SELinux policy settings.

  ## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Dan Walsh \<dwalsh@redhat.com\>.

## SEE ALSO

[selinux(8)](/selinux/8.md), [ypbind(8)](/ypbind/8.md), [chcon(1)](/chcon/1.md), [setsebool(8)](/setsebool/8.md)