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.TH MKDEVMAPS 8 "Mar 6, 2017"
.SH NAME
mkdevmaps \- make device_maps entries
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fB/usr/sbin/mkdevmaps\fR
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
The \fBmkdevmaps\fR command writes to standard out a set of
\fBdevice_maps\fR(5) entries describing the system's frame buffer, audio, and
removable media devices.
.sp
.LP
The \fBmkdevmaps\fR command is used by the \fBinit.d\fR(5) scripts to create or
update the \fB/etc/security/device_maps\fR file.
.sp
.LP
Entries are generated based on the device special files found in \fB/dev\fR.
For the different categories of devices, the \fBmkdevmaps\fR command checks for
the following files under \fB/dev\fR:
.sp
.in +2
.nf
audio           /dev/audio, /dev/audioctl, /dev/sound/...
tape            /dev/rst*, /dev/nrst*, /dev/rmt/...
floppy          /dev/diskette, /dev/fd*, /dev/rdiskette, /dev/rfd*
removable disk  /dev/dsk/c0t?d0s?, /dev/rdsk/c0t?d0s?
frame buffer    /dev/fb
.fi
.in -2

.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	Obsolete
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.LP
.BR allocate (1),
.BR attributes (7)
.SH NOTES
.LP
\fBmkdevmaps\fR might not be supported in a future release of the Solaris
operating system.