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.Dd October 31, 2006
.Dt PAXCTL 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm paxctl
.Nd list and modify PaX flags associated with an ELF program
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl l
.Ar program
.Nm
.Ar flags
.Ar program
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility is used to list and manipulate PaX flags associated with an ELF
program.
.Pp
Each flag can be prefixed either with a
.Dq +
or a
.Dq -
sign to add or remove the flag, respectively.
.Pp
The following flags are available:
.Bl -tag -width flag
.It m
Explicitly disable PaX MPROTECT
.Xr ( mprotect 2
restrictions) for
.Ar program .
.It M
Explicitly enable PaX MPROTECT
.Xr ( mprotect 2
restrictions) for
.Ar program .
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr sysctl 3 ,
.Xr options 4 ,
.Xr security 8 ,
.Xr sysctl 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
utility first appeared in
.Nx 4.0 .
.Pp
The
.Nm
utility is modeled after a tool of the same name available for Linux from the
PaX project.
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Elad Efrat Aq elad@NetBSD.org