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slug: /disable-firewall-and-selinux
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# Disable the firewall and SELinux

This topic describes how to disable the firewall and SELinux. If you are a personal user, you can skip this step. If you are an enterprise user, it is recommended that you refer to this topic to disable the firewall and SELinux.

## Disable the firewall

Run the following commands in sequence to disable the firewall:

```shell
systemctl disable firewalld 
systemctl stop firewalld
systemctl status firewalld
```

## Disable SELinux

Run the following command to open the `/etc/selinux/config` configuration file:

```shell
vi /etc/selinux/config
```

Modify the corresponding configuration item in the `/etc/selinux/config` configuration file to the following:

```shell
SELINUX=disabled
```

Run the following command or restart the server to make the changes take effect:

```shell
setenforce 0
```

Run the following command to check whether the changes have taken effect:

```shell
sestatus
```