semanage\_bool(3) Libsemanage API documentation semanage\_bool(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

semanage\_bool - SELinux Policy Booleans Management API

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**#include <semanage/boolean\_record.h>**  
**#include <semanage/booleans\_active.h>**  
**#include <semanage/booleans\_policy.h>**  
**#include <semanage/booleans\_local.h>**

This object contains properties associated with a SELinux policy boolean

For details on a specific function, see its manual page.

# [Record API Overview](#Record_API_Overview)

[**semanage\_bool\_create**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_create.3)**-**  
create a boolean

[**semanage\_bool\_free**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_free.3)**-**  
release resources for this boolean

[**semanage\_bool\_key\_create**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_key_create.3)**-**  
create a key, which can be used to identify a boolean

[**semanage\_bool\_key\_free**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_key_free.3)**-**  
release resources for this boolean key

[**semanage\_bool\_key\_extract**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_key_extract.3)**-**  
create a key matching this boolean

[**semanage\_bool\_clone**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_clone.3)**-**  
create an identical boolean (deep-copy clone)

[**semanage\_bool\_compare**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_compare.3)**-**  
compare this boolean to the provided key

[**semanage\_bool\_compare2**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_compare2.3)**-**  
compare this boolean to another

# [Properties API Overview](#Properties_API_Overview)

[**semanage\_bool\_get\_name**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_get_name.3)**-**  
return the name of this boolean

[**semanage\_bool\_set\_name**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_set_name.3)**-**  
set the name of this boolean

[**semanage\_bool\_get\_value**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_get_value.3)**-**  
return the value of this boolean

[**semanage\_bool\_set\_value**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_set_value.3)**-**  
set the value of this boolean

# [Record Store API Overview](#Record_Store_API_Overview)

[**semanage\_bool\_modify\_local**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_modify_local.3)**-**  
add or update a boolean in the local store

[**semanage\_bool\_set\_active**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_set_active.3)**-**  
update a boolean in the currently active policy

[**semanage\_bool\_del\_local**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_del_local.3)**-**  
delete a boolean from the local store

[**semanage\_bool\_exists**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_exists.3)**-**  
check if a boolean is defined in the persistent policy

[**semanage\_bool\_exists\_local**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_exists_local.3)**-**  
check if a boolean is defined in the local store

[**semanage\_bool\_exists\_active**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_exists_active.3)**-**  
check if a boolean is defined in the currently active policy

[**semanage\_bool\_query**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_query.3)**-**  
query a boolean in the persistent policy

[**semanage\_bool\_query\_local**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_query_local.3)**-**  
query a boolean in the local store

[**semanage\_bool\_query\_active**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_query_active.3)**-**  
query a boolean in the currently active policy

[**semanage\_bool\_count**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_count.3)**-**  
count the number of booleans defined in the persistent policy

[**semanage\_bool\_count\_local**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_count_local.3)**-**  
count the number of booleans defined in the local store

[**semanage\_bool\_count\_active**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_count_active.3)**-**  
count the number of booleans defined in the currently active policy

[**semanage\_bool\_iterate**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_iterate.3)**-**  
execute a callback for each boolean in the persistent policy

[**semanage\_bool\_iterate\_local**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_iterate_local.3)**-**  
execute a callback for each boolean in the local store

[**semanage\_bool\_iterate\_active**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_iterate_active.3)**-**  
execute a callback for each boolean in the currently active policy

[**semanage\_bool\_list**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_list.3)**-**  
return an array containing all booleans in the persistent policy

[**semanage\_bool\_list\_local**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_list_local.3)**-**  
return an array containing all booleans in the local store

[**semanage\_bool\_list\_active**(3)](/man/os/libsemanage/semanage_bool_list_active.3)**-**  
return an array containing all booleans in the currently active policy

16 March 2006 ivg2@cornell.edu

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Document: semanage_bool(3) from libsemanage 3.11-r3 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux.git