REMOVE_ALLOCATABLE(8) Maintenance Commands and Procedures

NAME

remove_allocatable - remove entries from allocation databases

SYNOPSIS

/usr/sbin/remove_allocatable [-f] -n name


/usr/sbin/remove_allocatable [-f] [-d] -t dev-type

DESCRIPTION

remove_allocatable removes entries of user allocatable devices from
the device allocation mechanism. remove_allocatable also removes
entries of some non-allocatable devices, such as printers, whose
label range is managed by the mechanism.

OPTIONS

The following options are supported:

-d
Removes system-supplied default attributes of the
device type that is specified with -t.


-f
Force the removal of an entry. remove_allocatable
exits with an error if this option is not specified
when an entry with the specified device name no longer
exists.


-n name
Removes the entry for the device name.


-t dev-type
Removes devices of type dev-type.

EXIT STATUS

When successful, remove_allocatable returns an exit status of 0
(true). remove_allocatable 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
Device name or dev-type not found. This error occurs only when
the -f option is not specified.


4
Permission denied. User does not have DAC or MAC access to
database.

ATTRIBUTES

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.

SEE ALSO

allocate(1), deallocate(1), attributes(7), device_clean(7),
add_allocatable(8)

NOTES

The functionality described on this manual page is available only if
the system is configured with Trusted Extensions.

July 20, 2007 REMOVE_ALLOCATABLE(8)