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aa-load(8)

aa-load - load precompiled AppArmor policy from cache location(s)

AA-LOAD(8) AppArmor AA-LOAD(8)

aa-load - load precompiled AppArmor policy from cache location(s)

aa-load [options] (cache file|cache dir|cache base dir)+

aa-load loads precompiled AppArmor policy from the specified locations.

aa-load accepts the following arguments:

Force aa-load to load a policy even if its abi does not match the kernel abi.
Display debug messages.
Display progress and error messages.
Do not actually load the specified policy/policies into the kernel.
Display a brief usage guide.

Upon exiting, aa-load returns 0 upon success and 1 upon an error loading the precompiled policy.

If you find any bugs, please report them at <https://gitlab.com/apparmor/apparmor/-/issues>.

apparmor(7), apparmor.d(5), apparmor_parser(8), and <https://wiki.apparmor.net>.

2026-09-13 AppArmor 5.0.2

apparmor-binutils 5.0.2-r2 · enterprise-packages · ingested 2026-10-02