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 REMOVE_ALLOCATABLE 8 "Jul 20, 2007"
 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.