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.IX Title "AA-LOAD 8"
.TH AA-LOAD 8 2025-04-16 "AppArmor 4.1.0" AppArmor
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.SH NAME
aa\-load \- load precompiled AppArmor policy from cache location(s)
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
\&\fBaa-load\fR [options] (cache file|cache dir|cache base dir)+
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
\&\fBaa-load\fR loads precompiled AppArmor policy from the specified locations.
.SH OPTIONS
.IX Header "OPTIONS"
\&\fBaa-load\fR accepts the following arguments:
.IP "\-f, \-\-force" 4
.IX Item "-f, --force"
Force \fBaa-load\fR to load a policy even if its abi does not match the kernel abi.
.IP "\-d, \-\-debug" 4
.IX Item "-d, --debug"
Display debug messages.
.IP "\-v, \-\-verbose" 4
.IX Item "-v, --verbose"
Display progress and error messages.
.IP "\-n, \-\-dry\-run" 4
.IX Item "-n, --dry-run"
Do not actually load the specified policy/policies into the kernel.
.IP "\-h, \-\-help" 4
.IX Item "-h, --help"
Display a brief usage guide.
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
.IX Header "EXIT STATUS"
Upon exiting, \fBaa-load\fR returns 0 upon success and 1 upon an error loading
the precompiled policy.
.SH BUGS
.IX Header "BUGS"
If you find any bugs, please report them at
<https://gitlab.com/apparmor/apparmor/\-/issues>.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
\&\fBapparmor\fR\|(7), \fBapparmor.d\fR\|(5), \fBapparmor_parser\fR\|(8), and <https://wiki.apparmor.net>.