device_maps(4)

1device_maps(4)                   File Formats                   device_maps(4)
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NAME

6       device_maps - device_maps file
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SYNOPSIS

9       /etc/security/device_maps
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DESCRIPTION

13       The  device_maps  file  contains  access control information about each
14       physical device. Each device is represented by a one line entry of  the
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17         device-name : device-type : device-list :
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25           This  is an arbitrary ASCII string naming the physical device. This
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31           This is an arbitrary ASCII string naming the generic  device  type.
32           This  field  identifies  and  groups together devices of like type.
33           This field contains no embedded white space or non-printable  char‐
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39           This  is  a  list  of  the device special files associated with the
40           physical device. This field contains valid device special file path
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45       The device_maps file is an ASCII file that resides in the /etc/security
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49       Lines in device_maps can end with a `\' to continue  an  entry  on  the
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53       Comments  may  also  be  included. A `#' makes a comment of all further
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60       The device_maps file  must  be  created  by  the  system  administrator
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64       This file is owned by root, with a group of sys, and a mode of 0644.
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EXAMPLES

67       Example 1 A Sample device_maps File
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70       The following is a sample device_maps file:
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73         # scsi tape
74         st1:\
75         rmt:\
76         /dev/rst21 /dev/nrst21 /dev/rst5 /dev/nrst5 /dev/rst13 \
77         /dev/nrst13 /dev/rst29 /dev/nrst29 /dev/rmt/1l /dev/rmt/1m \
78         /dev/rmt/1 /dev/rmt/1h /dev/rmt/1u /dev/rmt/1ln /dev/rmt/1mn \
79         /dev/rmt/1n /dev/rmt/1hn /dev/rmt/1un /dev/rmt/1b /dev/rmt/1bn:\
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84       /etc/security/device_maps    Contains  access  control  information for
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ATTRIBUTES

89       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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94       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
95       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
96       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
97       │Interface Stability          │Uncommitted                  │
98       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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NOTES

105       The  functionality  described  in  this  man  page is available only if
106       Solaris Auditing has been enabled. See bsmconv(1M)  for  more  informa‐
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110       On  systems  configured  with  Trusted Extensions, the functionality is
111       enabled by default. On such systems,  the  device_allocate(4)  file  is
112       updated automatically by the system.
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