This procedure defines which devices can be used with the device allocation mechanism.
Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.
Determine which devices are listed in the /etc/security/device_allocate file.
Decide if there are devices that are not in the device_allocate file, yet should be made allocatable.
Edit the device_allocate file and add the new device.
Each entry should use the following format:
device-name;device-type;;;;program |
device-name |
Specifies the name of the device |
device-type |
Specifies the device type |
program |
Specifies the purge program to be run |