You can examine the /etc/security/device_maps file to determine the device names, device types, and device-special files that are associated with each allocatable device. See the device_maps(4) man page. Device maps are created when you set up device allocation. A rudimentary device_maps file is created by bsmconv when the BSM is enabled. This initial device_maps file should be used only as a starting point. You can then augment and customize the device_maps file for your site.
The device_maps file defines the device-special file mappings for each device, which in many cases is not intuitive. This file allows various programs to discover which device-special files map to which devices. You can use the dminfo command, for example, to retrieve the device name, the device type, and the device-special files to specify when you set up an allocatable device. The dminfo command uses the device_maps file to report this information.
Each device is represented by a one-line entry of the form:
device-name:device-type:device-list
Lines in the device_maps file can end with a backslash (\) to continue an entry on the next line. Comments can also be included. A “#” makes a comment out of all subsequent text until the next newline not immediately preceded by a backslash. Leading and trailing blanks are allowed in any field.
Table 23–9 Description of Fields in a device_maps Entry
The following is an example of entries in a device_maps file for SCSI tape st0 and diskette fd0.
fd0:\ fd:\ /dev/fd0 /dev/fd0a /dev/fd0b /dev/rfd0 /dev/rfd0a /dev/rfd0b:\ . . . st0:\ st:\ /dev/rst0 /dev/rst8 /dev/rst16 /dev/nrst0 /dev/nrst8 /dev/nrst16:\ |