You may face Nginx or Apache web server blocking issues even when your firewall is disabled. SELinux is a security engine that may block some calls or permissions on your server. So, in this tutorial I will cover the steps on how to disable SELinux temporarily and permanently.
Prerequisites
- Linux bash environment
Disable SELinux temporarily
Step 1. Check the SELinux status.
sestatus
Step 2. To disable it temporarily, run:
setenforce 0
Disable SELinux permanently
Step 1. Open the SELinux configuration file.
nano /etc/sysconfig/selinux
Step 2. Find the SELINUX configuration line and change it from SELINUX=enforcing to SELINUX=disabled.
SELINUX=disabled
Step 3. Save the file and exit. You need to reboot the system. Check the new status.
sestatus
Output:
SELinux status: disabled
Conclusion
This is a quick and easy tutorial where you can learn how to disable SELinux temporarily or permanently depending on your requirements. Feel free to leave a comment below and if you find this tutorial useful, follow our official channel on Telegram.