How to Revoke or Reclaim a Device
in Trusted Extensions
If a device is not listed in the Device Manager,
it might already be allocated or it might be in an allocate error state. The
system administrator can recover the device for use.
Before You Begin
You must be in the System Administrator role in the global zone. This
role includes the solaris.device.revoke authorization.
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From the Trusted Path menu, select Allocate Device.
In
the following figure, the audio device is already allocated to a user.
![Dialog box titled Device Allocation Administration shows
the devices that can be administered, and the allocation status of the audio
device. Dialog box titled Device Allocation Administration shows
the devices that can be administered, and the allocation status of the audio
device.](../images/devaudioint.gif)
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Click the Device Administration button.
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Check the status of a device.
Select the device name
and check the State field.
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If the State field is Allocate Error State, click the Reclaim
button.
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If the State field is Allocated, do one of the following:
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Close the Device Manager.