setsyslab Command

Purpose

Sets the minimum and maximum sensitivity labels of the system.

Syntax

setsyslab

Description

The setsyslab command sets the system minimum sensitivity label (SL), maximum SL, minimum integrity label (TL), and maximum TL. The values of the SL and TL are taken from the /etc/security/enc/LabelEncodings label encodings file.

Security

The setsyslab command is a privileged command. Only users that have the following authorization can run the command successfully:

Item Description
aix.mls.system.label.write Required to set system labels.

Files Accessed:

Item Description
Mode File
r /etc/security/enc/LabelEncodings

Examples

  1. To set system labels, enter the following command:
    setsyslab

Files

Item Description
/usr/sbin/setsyslab Contains the setsyslab command.
/etc/security/enc/LabelEncodings System default label encodings file.