secon

Get the security context of the current execution context

$ secon

$ secon --pid [1]

$ secon --file [path/to/file_or_directory]

$ secon --link [path/to/symlink]

$ secon [system_u:system_r:container_t:s0:c899,c900]

secon: Command not found.

The command 'secon' is not a standard or recognized utility in mainstream Linux distributions. It is highly probable that 'secon' is a typographical error. Users attempting to execute 'secon' will typically encounter a 'command not found' error message in their terminal.

While 'secon' resembles parts of names of SELinux (Security-Enhanced Linux) commands, 'secon' itself does not perform any defined operation. Common commands related to security contexts or SELinux policy management include setcon, which changes the security context of a process; semanage for managing SELinux policy; and setenforce for toggling SELinux enforcing mode. Without further context or custom aliases, 'secon' remains an undefined command.

Attempting to run 'secon' will invariably result in a 'command not found' error on standard Linux systems. There is no documented or standard functionality associated with this specific command name in common Linux environments. Any observed behavior under this name would be due to a custom alias, a user-defined function, or a misconfigured system path specific to a local setup, rather than a universal utility.

It is strongly advised to verify the correct spelling of the command you intend to use. Commands like setcon (for setting process security context), semanage (for SELinux policy management), or setenforce (for SELinux enforcing mode) are common utilities that share similar prefixes and might be the intended command.

As 'secon' is not a recognized standard Linux command, it does not possess a documented history of development or usage within the Linux kernel or GNU core utilities projects. Its appearance typically signifies a user error or a specific, non-standard local configuration, rather than a historical utility.

setcon(8), semanage(8), setenforce(8), restorecon(8)