SELinux is enabled by default on some Linux distributions including Oracle Linux, RHEL, CentOS, and Fedora. Use the sestatus command to determine if SELinux is enabled on your distribution:
Press CTRL+C to copy$> sestatus SELinux status: enabled SELinuxfs mount: /sys/fs/selinux SELinux root directory: /etc/selinux Loaded policy name: targeted Current mode: enforcing Mode from config file: enforcing Policy MLS status: enabled Policy deny_unknown status: allowed Memory protection checking: actual (secure) Max kernel policy version: 31
If SELinux is disabled or the sestatus command is not found, refer to your distribution's SELinux documentation for guidance before enabling SELinux.