device_maps(4)							   File Formats 						    device_maps(4)

NAME

       device_maps - device_maps file

SYNOPSIS

       /etc/security/device_maps

DESCRIPTION

       The  device_maps file contains access control information about each physical device. 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 ASCII string naming the physical device. This field contains no embedded white space or non-printable characters.

       device-type

	   This is an arbitrary ASCII 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 an ASCII 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.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1 A Sample device_maps File

       The following is 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:

FILES

       /etc/security/device_maps    Contains access control information for devices.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Uncommitted		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       allocate(1), bsmconv(1M), deallocate(1), list_devices(1), dminfo(1M), device_allocate(4), attributes(5)

NOTES

       The functionality described in this man page is available only if  Solaris Auditing has been enabled. See bsmconv(1M) for more information.

       On systems configured with Trusted Extensions, the functionality is enabled by default. On such systems,  the  device_allocate(4)  file	is
       updated automatically by the system.

SunOS 5.11							    30 Apr 2008 						    device_maps(4)