System Administration Guide: Security Services

Device Policy Commands

Device management commands administer the device policy on local files. Device policy can include privilege requirements. Only superuser or a role of equivalent capabilities can manage devices.

The following table lists the device management commands.

Table 4–1 Device Management Commands


Command	Purpose	Man Page
`devfsadm`	Administers devices and device drivers on a running system. Also loads device policy. The `devfsadm` command enables the cleanup of dangling `/dev` links to disk, tape, port, audio, and pseudo devices. Devices for a named driver can also be reconfigured.	devfsadm(1M)
`getdevpolicy`	Displays the policy associated with one or more devices. This command can be run by any user.	getdevpolicy(1M)
`add_drv`	Adds a new device driver to a running system. Contains options to add device policy to the new device. Typically, this command is called in a script when a device driver is being installed.	add_drv(1M)
`update_drv`	Updates the attributes of an existing device driver. Contains options to update the device policy for the device. Typically, this command is called in a script when a device driver is being installed.	update_drv(1M)
`rem_drv`	Removes a device or device driver.	rem_drv(1M)