ddbconv --
convert device table to Device Database format
Synopsis
ddbconv [-v]
Description
ddbconv
converts the device table located in the /etc/device.tab
file to Device Database (DDB) format,
a format which recognized by the device management commands.
Pathnames of device special files defined for the
cdevice, bdevice,
cdevlist, and bdevlist
attributes are moved into a new file,
/etc/security/ddb/ddb_dsfmap.
This file contains mappings between device
special files and device names
(aliases).
The device management software requires that these mappings be
unique.
Command options
ddbconv takes the following options:
-v
Verbose format.
Displays the names of all device aliases whose
attributes were modified.
Usage
ddbconv
should be executed only once, when upgrading to DDB format.
If it is executed when the system is already in DDB format, the command
returns normally, taking no action and producing no error messages.
Diagnostics
If successful,
ddbconv exits with a value of zero (0).
If there are errors,
ddbconv returns one of the following exit codes and prints
the corresponding error message.