Check SELinux Status on Ubuntu: Quick Guide

To view the current status of SELinux, you can do so in several ways:

1. To check using the command line: Input the following command in the terminal to view the current status of SELinux.
2. status of security policies
3. To view the SELinux configuration file: You can check the SELinux configuration file at /etc/selinux/config, and determine the current SELinux status by examining the SELINUX parameter in the file.
4. Use the command “getenforce” to check SELinux’s enforcement mode.
5. check the enforcement status
6. If the output is Enforcing, it means that SELinux is currently in enforcing mode; if the output is Permissive, it means that SELinux is currently in permissive mode; if the output is Disabled, it means that SELinux has been disabled.

Using the above methods, you can check the current status of SELinux in Ubuntu.