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.TH "SMACKCTL" "8" "03/05/2012" "smack-utils 1\&.0"
.SH NAME
smackctl \- Load and unload the system Smack rules files
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B smackctl ['apply'] ['clear'] ['status']

.SH DESCRIPTION
.B smackctl
is a program to load and unload the Smack context configurations.  It is generally called by an init process on startup and shutdown of the system when it is needed to change the Smack rules in the kernel.  The Smack system configuration files are all store in see FILES below.
.SH OPTIONS
.IP apply
Apply all the rules found in the configuration directory's
.IP clear
Remove all system rules from the kernel
.IP status
Show the status of the Smack system, specifically if /smack is mounted
.SH EXIT STATUS
On success
.B smackctl
returns 0 and 1 on failure.
.SH FILES
/smack
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/etc/smack/acceses.d
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/etc/smack/cipso.d