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.
OPTIONS
-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.
-nname
Adds or updates an entry for device that is specified by name.
-ttype
Adds or updates device entries that are of a type that are specified by type.
-ldevice-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.
-aauthorization
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 '@'.
-cclean
Specifies the device_clean(5) 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.
-okey=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.
EXIT STATUS
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.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
ATTRIBUTE TYPE
ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Availability
SUNWtsu
Interface Stability
The invocation is Uncommitted. The options are Uncommitted. The output is Not-an-Interface.