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.TH DEVICE_MAPS 5 "Mar 6, 2017"
.SH NAME
device_maps \- device_maps file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fB/etc/security/device_maps\fR
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
The \fBdevice_maps\fR file contains access control information about each
physical device. Each device is represented by a one line entry of the form:
.sp
.in +2
.nf
\fIdevice-name\fR \fB:\fR \fIdevice-type\fR \fB:\fR \fIdevice-list\fR \fB:\fR
.fi
.in -2

.sp
.LP
where
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fIdevice-name\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
This is an arbitrary \fBASCII\fR string naming the physical device. This field
contains no embedded white space or non-printable characters.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fIdevice-type\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
This is an arbitrary \fBASCII\fR 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.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fIdevice-list\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
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.
.RE

.sp
.LP
The \fBdevice_maps\fR file is an \fBASCII\fR file that resides in the
\fB/etc/security\fR directory.
.sp
.LP
Lines in \fBdevice_maps\fR can end with a `\fB\e\fR\&' to continue an entry on
the next line.
.sp
.LP
Comments may also be included. A `\fB#\fR' makes a comment of all further text
until the next \fBNEWLINE\fR not immediately preceded by a `\fB\e\fR\&'.
.sp
.LP
Leading and trailing blanks are allowed in any of the fields.
.sp
.LP
The \fBdevice_maps\fR file must be created by the system administrator bef\eore
device allocation is enabled.
.sp
.LP
This file is owned by root, with a group of \fBsys\fR, and a mode of 0644.
.SH EXAMPLES
.LP
\fBExample 1 \fRA Sample \fBdevice_maps\fR File
.sp
.LP
The following is a sample \fBdevice_maps\fR file:

.sp
.in +2
.nf
# scsi tape
st1:\e
rmt:\e
/dev/rst21 /dev/nrst21 /dev/rst5 /dev/nrst5 /dev/rst13 \e
/dev/nrst13 /dev/rst29 /dev/nrst29 /dev/rmt/1l /dev/rmt/1m \e
/dev/rmt/1 /dev/rmt/1h /dev/rmt/1u /dev/rmt/1ln /dev/rmt/1mn \e
/dev/rmt/1n /dev/rmt/1hn /dev/rmt/1un /dev/rmt/1b /dev/rmt/1bn:\e
.fi
.in -2
.sp

.SH FILES
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/etc/security/device_maps\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 29n
Contains access control information for devices.
.RE

.SH ATTRIBUTES
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
Interface Stability	Uncommitted
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.LP
.BR allocate (1),
.BR deallocate (1),
.BR list_devices (1),
.BR device_allocate (5),
.BR attributes (7),
.BR dminfo (8)
.SH NOTES
.LP
On systems configured with Trusted Extensions, the functionality is enabled by
default. On such systems, the \fBdevice_allocate\fR(5) file is updated
automatically by the system.