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devassign(4)
NAME
  devassign - Device assignment database file (Enhanced Security)

DESCRIPTION
  The system supports a single device assignment database that contains
  entries for login terminals and X terminals. Authentication programs use
  information in the device assignment database to determine if a login is
  permitted on the terminal.  Information from the terminal control database,
  /etc/auth/system/ttys.db, can also affect terminal login permissions.

  A device assignment database entry consists of keyword field identifiers
  and values for those fields. If a necessary value is not specified in an
  entry, a default value for the field is supplied from the system default
  file, /etc/auth/system/default. The edauth utility is used to alter device
  assignment database entries.

  The format of the terminal control database file is identical to other
  system authentication database files and is described in the authcap(4)
  reference page. The following keyword identifiers are supported:

  v_devs
      The identifier in this field specifies a comma-separated list of
      aliases that refer to the same device defined by the entry. Use of this
      field avoids the need to replicate device assignment database entries
      for all device aliases. This field is ignored if it is set in a
      template or in the default database.

  v_type
      This field specifies the device that is described by the entry. Device
      types supported include:

      terminal
	      The device is assigned as a local login terminal device.

      xdisplay
	      The X windows display entry for handling graphics heads or X
	      terminals.

      This field is ignored if it is set in a template or in the default
      database.

  v_users
      This field, if specified, contains a comma-separated list of user names
      that are permitted to use the device for login or the import and export
      of data. If the list is not present, all users are permitted to use the
      device. If the list is present, it is searched for a match by the login
      program to determine if the user is permitted to use the device.

      This field is ignored if it is set in a template or in the default
      database.

EXAMPLES
  The following example shows a device assignment database entry for a
  terminal device with a list of allowed users:

       tty0:v_devs=/dev/tty0:\
	       :v_type=terminal:v_users=may,tdy,ssv,rgb:\
	       :chkent:

  The following example shows a device assignment database entry for an X
  terminal device:

       local\:0|local\:0.0:v_devs=local\:0,local\:0.0:v_type=xdisplay:chkent:

FILES
  /etc/auth/system/devassign
      Specifies the pathname of the file.

SEE ALSO
  Commands: cpio(1), login(1), tar(1), edauth(8)

  Functions: getdvagent(3)

  Files: authcap(4), default(4), ttys(4)

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