Here’s how you would disable SELinux permanently. 1. vi the “/etc/selinux/config” file. 2. Change the following line; SELINUX=enforcing to SELINUX=disabled 3. Save the file and reboot. 4. To verify if SELinux is disabled, run “dmesg | grep selinux“. You should see selinux=0 selinux_register_security: Registering secondary module capability audit(1229470429.628:2): selinux=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 My /etc/selinux/config file. # [...]