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# 4.6. Make SELinux invalid

SELinux has to be invalid to operate XOOPS.

| **\[root\@xoonips-server \~]# getenforce**                | ← SElinux status check.                   |
| --------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| **Enforcing**                                             | ← SELinux is valid.                       |
| **\[root\@xoonips-server \~]# setenforce 0**              | ← SELinux is invalid.                     |
| **\[root\@xoonips-server \~]# getenforce**                | ← SELinux status check.                   |
| **Permissive**                                            | ← SELinux is invalid.                     |
| **\[root\@xoonips-server \~]# vi /etc/sysconfig/selinux** | ← SELinux config file editing.            |
| **SELINUX=enforcing**                                     |                                           |
| ↓                                                         |                                           |
| **SELINUX=disabled**                                      | ← On system startup, make SELinux invalid |