Roles and the Trusted Path Attribute

Roles in the Trusted Solaris environment divide the privileges of the root account into discrete accounts. In the Trusted Solaris environment, privileged actions require the trusted path attribute.

The trusted path attribute is available during boot and when a program is launched from a role workspace.

Many administrative commands and actions require the trusted path attribute. For instance, when the Solaris Management Console (SMC) is launched on behalf of an administrative role, the SMC checks for the trusted path attribute.