NAME

       failsafe_context - The SELinux fail safe context configuration file

DESCRIPTION

       The  failsafe_context file allows SELinux-aware applications such as PAM(8) to obtain a known valid login
       context for an administrator if no valid default entries can be found elsewhere.

       selinux_failsafe_context_path(3) will return the active policy path to this file.  The  default  failsafe
       context file is:
              /etc/selinux/{SELINUXTYPE}/contexts/failsafe_context

       Where {SELINUXTYPE} is the entry from the selinux configuration file config (see selinux_config(5)).

       The  following  functions  read  this  file  from  the active policy path if they cannot obtain a default
       context:
              get_default_context(3)
              get_ordered_context_list(3)
              get_ordered_context_list_with_level(3)
              get_default_context_with_level(3)
              get_default_context_with_role(3)
              get_default_context_with_rolelevel(3)
              query_user_context(3)
              manual_user_enter_context(3)

FILE FORMAT

       The file consists of a single line entry as follows:
              role:type[:range]

       Where:
              role type range
                     A role, type and optional range (for MCS/MLS), separated by colons  (:)  to  form  a  valid
                     login process context for an administrator to access the system.

EXAMPLE

       # ./contexts/failsafe_context
       unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0

SEE ALSO

       selinux(8), selinux_failsafe_context_path(3), PAM(8), selinux_default_type_path(3),
       get_default_context(3), get_ordered_context_list(3), get_ordered_context_list_with_level(3),
       get_default_context_with_level(3), get_default_context_with_role(3),
       get_default_context_with_rolelevel(3), query_user_context(3), manual_user_enter_context(3),
       selinux_config(5)