Device Allocation Commands
With uppercase options, the allocate, deallocate, and list_devices commands are administrative
commands. Otherwise, these commands are user commands. The following table
lists the device allocation commands.
Table 5–2 Device Allocation Commands
|
Command
|
Purpose
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Man Page
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bsmconv
|
Creates databases to handle device allocation. Also enables the auditing
service. You must be superuser or in the Primary Administrator role.
|
bsmconv(1M)
|
|
dminfo
|
Searches for an allocatable device by device type, by device name, and
by full path name.
|
dminfo(1M)
|
|
list_devices
|
Lists the status of allocatable devices.
Lists all the device-special files that are associated with any device
that is listed in the device_maps file.
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list_devices(1)
|
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list_devices -U
|
Lists the devices that are allocatable or allocated to the specified
user ID. This option allows you to check which devices are allocatable or
allocated to another user. You must have the solaris.device.revoke authorization.
|
|
|
allocate
|
Reserves an allocatable device for use by one user.
By default, a user must have the solaris.device.allocate authorization to allocate a device. You can modify the device_allocate file to not require user authorization. Then, any user on the
system can request the device to be allocated for use.
|
allocate(1)
|
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deallocate
|
Removes the allocation reservation from a device.
|
deallocate(1)
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Authorizations for the Allocation Commands
By default, users must have the solaris.device.allocate authorization
to reserve an allocatable device. To create a rights profile to include the solaris.device.allocate authorization, see How to Authorize Users to Allocate a Device.
Administrators
must have the solaris.device.revoke authorization to change
the allocation state of any device. For example, the -U option
to the allocate and list_devices commands,
and the -F option to the deallocate command
require the solaris.device.revoke authorization.
For more information, see Commands That Require Authorizations.
