What are the three states of SELinux?

Answer 1

Enforcing - The default state, wherein SELinux security policy is enforced. No user or program will be able to do anything not permitted by the security policy. Permissive - The diagnostic state, wherein SELinux sends warning messages to a log but does not enforce the security policy. You can use the log to build a security policy that matches your requirements. Disabled - SELinux does not enforce any security policy because no policy is loaded.

Answer 2

The three states of SELinux are Enforcing, Permissive, and Disabled. In Enforcing mode, SELinux policies are enforced and violations are logged. In Permissive mode, policies are not enforced but violations are logged for analysis. Disabled mode turns off SELinux entirely.