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+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #913184 +++

Description of problem:

There are a few pieces of information in the selinux man page (man selinux) that aren't true any more:

"At present, two kinds of SELinux policy exist: targeted and strict."

"It is anticipated in the future that other policies will be created (Multi-Level Security for  example)."


and I also miss some additional information about switching the policy there. There is only stated that I can switch policy by changing the SELINUXTYPE value in /etc/selinux/config, but there is no information about when this change actually happen. I belive it is necessary to reboot the machine, but that is not mentioned there. Since a lot of tools takes the policy type from the config file, the system is in somewhat inconsistent state right after editing the configuration.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

# rpm -qf /usr/share/man/man8/selinux.8.gz
libselinux-utils-2.1.13-3.el7.x86_64

Created attachment 799958 [details]
selinux.8.patch

Created attachment 815764 [details]
selinux.8.patch

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.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1695.html