aa-complain(8)

aa-complain8

Set an apparmor security profile to complain mode.

Usage

aa-complain <executable> [<executable> ...] [-d /path/to/profiles] [--no-reload]

Options

-d --dir /path/to/profiles

   Specifies where to look for the AppArmor security profile set.
   Defaults to /etc/apparmor.d.

--no-reload
Do not reload the profile after modifying it.

Overview

aa-complain is used to set the enforcement mode for one or more profiles to complain mode. In this mode security policy is not enforced but rather access violations are logged to the system log.

Note that 'deny' rules will be enforced even in complain mode.

Releases

8 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 7 times.

  1. 7
  2. 8
  3. 9
  4. 10
  5. 11
  6. 12
  7. 13
  8. Arch

Bugs

If you find any bugs, please report them at <https://gitlab.com/apparmor/apparmor/-/issues>.

From apparmor 4.1.8-2 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.