Changing the Default File Type

This task shows you how to change the default file type for a file system hierarchy. In the example, you have chosen to use a different DocumentRoot directory for httpd than the default /var/www/html.

Specify the new default file type for the directory hierarchy.
To change the default file type of the directory hierarchy /var/webcontent to httpd_sys_content_t, use the semanage command:
```
sudo /usr/sbin/semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_content_t "/var/webcontent(/.*)?"
```
Running this command adds the following entry to the /etc/selinux/targeted/contexts/files/file_contexts.local file:
```
/var/webcontent(/.*)?     system_u:object_r:httpd_sys_content_t:s0
```
Apply the new file type to the directory hierarchy:
Use the restorecon command to apply the new file type to the entire directory hierarchy:
```
sudo /sbin/restorecon -R -v /var/webcontent
```