lssf(1M)lssf(1M)NAMElssf - list a special file
SYNOPSIS
special_file ...
special_file
DESCRIPTION
In the first form, lists information about a special file. For each
special_file name, determines the major number of the special file and
whether it is block or character (using It then scans the system for
the device that is associated with the special file. When the device
is found, the minor number of the special file is decoded.
A mnemonic description of the minor number is printed on standard out‐
put along with the hardware path (in other words, address) of the
device. Mnemonics used to describe the fields are closely related to
the options used with (see mksf(1M)).
In the second form, displays the list of stale device special files
present in selected directories under the directory.
In the third form, executes a Critical Resource Analysis (CRA) on the
Options
recognizes the following options:
Displays the Critical Resource Analysis (CRA) of
Displays the stale device special files present in the
directories below, which contain special files for mass
storage devices. The stale device special files correspond
to nodes that have an entry in the system I/O configuration
files but the corresponding device is not found. The
device special files can either be legacy or persistent
(see intro(7)).
DIAGNOSTICS
Most diagnostic messages from are self explanatory. Listed below are
some messages deserving further clarification. Warnings allow to con‐
tinue.
Warnings
There is no information about the device in the kernel.
The special file is not usable. Use to remove the special
file (see rmsf(1M)).
The major number associated with the special file is not in the
kernel.
Use to add the appropriate driver to the kernel (see
kcmodule(1M)).
The indicated device driver or device class
is not present in the kernel. An of a special
file pointing to an unusable device fails. To
make the device usable, the appropriate device
driver and/or device class must be added to the
kernel using If the device is no longer needed,
should be used to remove the special files and
update the system I/O configuration files.
The file is not associated with an IO device.
EXAMPLES
Suppose a special file is created with the command The
command then produces:
Suppose a special file is created with the command The
command then produces:
Display stale device special files:
Display Critical Resource Analysis information for
/dev/disk/disk7:
AUTHOR
was developed by HP.
FILES
I/O system special file
I/O system configuration database
I/O system configuration database
SEE ALSOinsf(1M), kcmodule(1M), mksf(1M), rmsf(1M), intro(7).
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