chcat
change SELinux security categories
TLDR
List all available categories
$ sudo chcat -L
Add a category to a file$ sudo chcat +[CategoryName] [path/to/file]
Remove a category from a file$ sudo chcat -- -[CategoryName] [path/to/file]
Set specific categories for a file$ sudo chcat [CategoryName1,CategoryName2,...] [path/to/file]
Display categories of a file$ ls -Z [path/to/file]
Remove all categories from a file$ sudo chcat -d [path/to/file]
SYNOPSIS
chcat [options] category file...
DESCRIPTION
chcat changes SELinux security categories for files. Categories are part of Multi-Category Security (MCS), providing additional access control beyond traditional SELinux types.MCS categories allow compartmentalization of data, where users or processes can only access files with matching categories.
PARAMETERS
-L, --list
List all available categories-d, --delete
Remove all categories from file+category
Add a category-category
Remove a category (use -- before)
CAVEATS
Requires SELinux to be enabled with MCS policy. Category names must be defined in the policy. Changes affect access control immediately.
