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device_maps(4)

NAME

device_maps- Maps device names to physical devices

SYNOPSIS

/etc/security/device_maps

DESCRIPTION

The device_maps file maps each physical device to a name and device type. Each device is represented by a one-line entry of the form:

device-name : device-type : device-list :

where

device-name: This is an arbitrary text string naming the physical device. This field contains no embedded white space or non-printable characters.
device-type: This is an arbitrary text string naming the generic device type. This field identifies and groups together devices of like type. This field contains no embedded white space or non-printable characters.
device-list: This is a list of the device special files associated with the physical device. This field contains valid device special file path names separated by white space.

The device_maps file is a text file that resides in the /etc/security/ directory.

Lines in device_maps can end with a \ to continue an entry on the next line.

Comments may also be included. A # makes a comment of all further text until the next NEWLINE not immediately preceded by a \.

Leading and trailing blanks are allowed in any of the fields.

The device_maps file must be created by the system administrator before device allocation is enabled.

This file is owned by root, with a group of sys, and a mode of 0644.

device_maps have a label of ADMIN_LOW with permission bits 644, owner root, and group sys.

EXAMPLES

Example 1 A sample device_maps file

# scsi tape
st1:\
rmt:\
/dev/rst21 /dev/nrst21 /dev/rst5 /dev/nrst5 /dev/rst13 \
/dev/nrst13 /dev/rst29 /dev/nrst29 /dev/rmt/1l /dev/rmt/1m \
/dev/rmt/1 /dev/rmt/1h /dev/rmt/1u /dev/rmt/1ln /dev/rmt/1mn \
/dev/rmt/1n /dev/rmt/1hn /dev/rmt/1un /dev/rmt/1b /dev/rmt/1bn:\

SUMMARY OF TRUSTED SOLARIS CHANGES

The Trusted Solaris device_maps file is labeled, and is required to enable device allocation.

Trusted Solaris 7 Reference Manual

allocate(1M), deallocate(1M), dminfo(1M), list_devices(1M)

Trusted Solaris 7 Last Revised 12 Dec 1997