On Tue, Aug 04, 2015 at 03:33:05PM -0700, Bond Masuda wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Normally, if I need to ensure that all the SELinux file contexts are
> correct, I run:
>
> restorecon -R -v /
>
> However, in the current situation, I need to do that on a system that is
> offline, where I have it's root and entire file system mounted under
> /mnt. I tried:
>
> chroot /mnt /usr/sbin/restorecon -R -v /mnt
>
> hoping it would have the same effect, but it does not appear to. When I
> boot the offline system, it shows a lot of SELinux mislabelings.
>
> Is there a way to fix SELinux file contexts of another system while it
> is offline?
>
> Thanks for any help...
> -Bond
Look at setfiles, you want something like this:
setfiles -vr /mnt/ /etc/selinux/strict/contexts/files/file_contexts /mnt/
from setfiles(8):
-r rootpath
use an alternate root path.
-- Jason
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