How to disable SELinux protection for a specific Daemon/Service in Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

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Issue

  • How do I turn SElinux off for specific services like httpd, vsftpd, rsyncd, etc.
  • Note this solves for JON as well.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • SELinux

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