Why is SELinux disabled on a system?
Issue
Although the SELinux status is enabled and enforcing and the config file reads:
$ cat etc/selinux/config
SELINUX=enforcing
the getenforce command reports the system has SELinux disabled:
# getenforce
Disabled
Environment
RHEL 7
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