The following command will retreive the SELinux status of your system (output may vary):
sestatus
exemple from CentOS 5.3
SELinux status: enabled
SELinuxfs mount: /selinux
Current mode: permissive
Mode from config file: permissive
Policy version: 21
Policy from config file: targeted
How to disable SELinux
Set SELinux to permissive (not truly disabled)
setenforce 0
Disable SELinux entirely
Edit the file:
vi /etc/selinux/config
Set the line to SELINUX=disabled
# This file controls the state of SELinux on the system.
# SELINUX= can take one of these three values:
# enforcing - SELinux security policy is enforced.
# permissive - SELinux prints warnings instead of enforcing.
# disabled - SELinux is fully disabled.
SELINUX=disabled <------ Line to modify
# SELINUXTYPE= type of policy in use. Possible values are:
# targeted - Only targeted network daemons are protected.
# strict - Full SELinux protection.
SELINUXTYPE=targeted
