AlmaLinux OS 9 must have the policycoreutils package installed.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-269431 | SRG-OS-000134-GPOS-00068 | ALMA-09-042040 | SV-269431r1050314_rule | 2026-02-27 | 1 |
Description
Policycoreutils contains the policy core utilities that are required for basic operation of an SELinux-enabled system.
These utilities include load_policy to load SELinux policies, setfile to label filesystems, newrole to switch roles, and run_init to run /etc/init.d scripts in the proper context.
ℹ️ Check
Verify AlmaLinux OS 9 has the policycoreutils package installed with the following command:
$ dnf list --installed policycoreutils
policycoreutils.x86_64 3.5-1.el9 @anaconda
If the "policycoreutils" package is not installed, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
The policycoreutils package can be installed with the following command:
$ dnf install policycoreutils