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UNIX Exits

A UNIX exit is a specified program-a shell script or an executable-that runs automatically as a result of another defined CA Access Control activity taking place. CA Access Control supports UNIX exits when loading or unloading the CA Access Control kernel module, or when issuing specific selang commands. For example, you can run an initialization process for each new user that you add.

A UNIX exit can run on one or more of the following occasions:

• As a pre‑update exit, before each selang command that updates a user or group record
• As a post‑update exit, after each selang command that updates a user or group record
• As a pre-load exit, before SEOS_load loads the CA Access Control kernel
• As a post-load exit, after SEOS_load loads the CA Access Control kernel
• As a pre-unload exit, before SEOS_load -u unloads the CA Access Control kernel
• As a post-unload exit, after SEOS_load -u unloads the CA Access Control kernel