.TH "security_getenforce" "3" "1 January 2004" "russell@coker.com.au" "SELinux API documentation" .SH "NAME" security_getenforce, security_setenforce, security_deny_unknown \- get or set the enforcing state of SELinux .SH "SYNOPSIS" .B #include .sp .B int security_getenforce(void); .BI "int security_setenforce(int "value ); .B int security_deny_unknown(void); .SH "DESCRIPTION" .B security_getenforce returns 0 if SELinux is running in permissive mode, 1 if it is running in enforcing mode, and -1 on error. .B security_setenforce sets SELinux to enforcing mode if the value 1 is passed in, and sets it to permissive mode if 0 is passed in. On success 0 is returned, on error -1 is returned. .B security_deny_unknown returns 0 if SELinux treats policy queries on undefined object classes or permissions as being allowed, 1 if such queries are denied, and -1 on error. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR selinux "(8)"