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Description of problem:

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
policycoreutils-2.0.83-19.26.el6
libsemanage-2.0.43-4.2.el6

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
# semodule -l | grep perm
permissivedomains	1.0.0	
# semodule -e permissivedomains
libsemanage.semanage_direct_enable: Module permissivedomains was not found.
semodule:  Failed!
# semodule -d permissivedomains
# semodule -d permissivedomains
libsemanage.semanage_direct_disable: Module permissivedomains was not found.
semodule:  Failed!
# semodule -l | grep perm
permissivedomains	1.0.0	Disabled
#
  
Actual results:
 * semodule fails when enabling an already enabled module
 * semodule fails when disabling an already disabled module

Expected results:
 * semodule succeeds when enabling an already enabled module
 * semodule succeeds when disabling an already disabled module

You want the RHEL7 method back ported form RHEL6?

I would like to see RHEL-6 semodule behaving in the same way as in RHEL-7:
 * when a policy module xyz is already enabled, another "semodule -e xyz" command should not lead to error message
 * when a policy module xyz is already disabled, another "semodule -d xyz" command should not lead to error message
 * error messages mentioned in comment#0 are misleading, the policy module is present and is already in the desired state

This request was not resolved in time for the current release.
Red Hat invites you to ask your support representative to
propose this request, if still desired, for consideration in
the next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

It was fixed/change in Fedora in libsemanage package [1] [2]. Both patches seems to be simply backportable.

[1] https://github.com/fedora-selinux/selinux/commit/654dcb897e49908a958dae55cf29793412c4b390
[2] https://github.com/fedora-selinux/selinux/commit/c1323f22c7ad93b975eb8b6a251b893bc88f240f

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015-1403.html