add_allocatable - add entries to allocation databases
/usr/sbin/add_allocatable [-f] [-s] [-d] -n name -t type -l device-list
[-a authorization] [-c clean] [-o key=value]
add_allocatable creates new entries for user allocatable
devices that are to be managed by the device allocation mechanism.
add_allocatable can also be used to update existing entries of such
devices.
add_allocatable can also create and update entries for
non-allocatable devices, such as printers, whose label range is managed by
the device allocation mechanism.
add_allocatable can be used in shell scripts, such as
installation scripts for driver packages, to automate the administrative
work of setting up a new device.
Use list_devices(1) to see the names and types of
allocatable devices, their attributes, and device paths.
-f
Force an update of an already-existing entry with the
specified information. add_allocatable exits with an error if this
option is not specified when an entry with the specified device name already
exists.
-s
Turn on silent mode. add_allocatable does not
print any error or warning messages.
-d
If this option is present, add_allocatable updates
the system-supplied default attributes of the device type specified with
-t.
-n name
Adds or updates an entry for device that is specified by
name.
-t type
Adds or updates device entries that are of a type that
are specified by type.
-l device-list
Adds or updates device paths to the device that is
specified with -n. Multiple paths in device-list must be
separated by white spaces and the list must be quoted.
-a authorization
Adds or updates the authorization that is associated with
either the device that is specified with -n or with devices of the type
that is specified with -t. When more than one authorization is
specified, the list must be separated by commas and must be quoted. When the
device is not allocatable, authorization is specified with an asterisk
(*) and must be quoted. When the device is allocatable by any user,
authorization is specified with the at sign (@) and must be quoted.
Default authorization is '@'.
-c clean
Specifies the
device_clean(7) program
clean
to be used with the device that is specified with
-n or with devices of
the type that is specified with
-t. The default clean program is
/bin/true.
-o key=value
Accepts a string of colon-separated
key=
value pairs for a device that is specified with
-n or with devices of the type that is specified with
-t. The
following keys are currently interpreted by the system:
minlabel
The minimum label at which the device can be used.
maxlabel
The maximum label at which the device can be used.
class
Specifies a logical grouping of devices. For example, all
Sun RayTM devices of all device types is a logical grouping. The class
keyword has no default value.
xdpy
Specifies the display name of the X session. This keyword
is used to identify devices that are associated with the X session. The
xdpy keyword has no default value.
When successful, add_allocate returns an exit status of
0 (true). add_allocate returns a nonzero exit status in the
event of an error. The exit codes are as follows:
1
Invocation syntax error
2
Unknown system error
3
An entry already exists for the specified device. This
error occurs only when the -f option is not specified.
4
Permission denied. User does not have DAC or MAC access
record updates.
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following
attributes:
| ATTRIBUTE
TYPE |
ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
| Interface Stability |
See below. |
The invocation is Uncommitted. The options are Uncommitted. The
output is Not-an-Interface.
The functionality described on this manual page is available only
if the system is configured with Trusted Extensions.