Device Policy Commands

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Device management commands administer the device policy on local files. Device policy can include privilege requirements. Users who are assigned the Device Management and Device Security rights profiles can manage devices.

The following table lists the device management commands.

Table 4-3 Device Management Commands

Command	Purpose
`add_drv` (1M)	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.
`devfsadm` (1M)	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.
`getdevpolicy` (1M)	Displays the policy associated with one or more devices. This command can be run by any user.

`rem_drv` (1M)	Removes a device or device driver.
`update_drv` (1M)	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.