selinux_policy_root(3)              SELinux API documentation              selinux_policy_root(3)



NAME
       selinux_policy_root  -  return  the  path  of  the  SELinux  policy files for this machine
       selinux_set_policy_root - Set an alternate SELinux root path for the SELinux policy  files
       for this machine.

SYNOPSIS
       #include <selinux/selinux.h>

       const char *selinux_policy_root(void);

       int selinux_set_policy_root(const char *policypath);

DESCRIPTION
       selinux_policy_root()  reads  the  contents  of  the /etc/selinux/config file to determine
       which policy files should be used for this machine.  selinux_set_policy_root() sets up all
       all policy paths based on the alternate root

       /etc/selinux/config file to determine which policy files should be used for this machine.

RETURN VALUE
       On  success,  selinux_policy_root  returns  a directory path containing the SELinux policy
       files.  On failure, selinux_policy_root returns NULL.

       On success, selinux_set_policy_root returns 0 on success -1 on failure.


SEE ALSO
       selinux(8)



dwalsh AT redhat.com                          25 May 2004                     selinux_policy_root(3)