AA-LOAD(8)                         AppArmor                         AA-LOAD(8)


NAME
       aa-load - load precompiled AppArmor policy from cache location(s)

SYNOPSIS
       aa-load [options] (cache file|cache dir|cache base dir)+

DESCRIPTION
       aa-load loads precompiled AppArmor policy from the specified locations.

OPTIONS
       aa-load accepts the following arguments:

       -f, --force
           Force aa-load to load a policy even if its abi does not match the
           kernel abi.

       -d, --debug
           Display debug messages.

       -v, --verbose
           Display progress and error messages.

       -n, --dry-run
           Do not actually load the specified policy/policies into the kernel.

       -h, --help
           Display a brief usage guide.

EXIT STATUS
       Upon exiting, aa-load returns 0 upon success and 1 upon an error
       loading the precompiled policy.

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

SEE ALSO
       apparmor(7), apparmor.d(5), apparmor_parser(8), and
       <https://wiki.apparmor.net>.

AppArmor 4.1.0                    2025-04-16                        AA-LOAD(8)