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Creating a Bash Script to Check and Disable SE Linux: How to Prompt User Input?

How do I create a bash script that prompts the user to check if SE Linux is enabled on their machine, and if it is, requests them to execute a script to disable it?

Solution 
  • ENABLED=`cat /selinux/enforce`
if [ "$ENABLED" == 1 ]; then
  echo "SELinux is enabled, disable? (yes/no):"
  read disable
  if [ $disable == "yes" ]; then
    echo "disabling selinux"
    setenforce 0
  fi
fi

    This script should be run as root, or with permission to do the following:

    cat /selinux/enforce
setenforce 0