.TH PRIVSERV 8
.SH NAME
privserv \- privilege server
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B lmask nuxl /etc/privserv
[
.I option ...
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Privserv
is the keeper and interpreter of the
.IR privs (5)
file.
.I Priv (1)
calls on
.I privserv
to hand out privileges in accordance with the rules given in
.I privs.
.I Privserv
is a permanent process, normally started by the boot script
.IR rc (8).
It receives service requests through the mounted pipe
.FR /cs/priv .
The options are
.TP
.BI -p " name
The file name of the server,
.B /etc/privserv 
by default
(used to reinvoke the priv server when the
.IR privs (5)
file is modified by a
.B PRIVEDIT
request.)
.TP
.BI -m " mountpt
The file system mount point for privilege service,
.F /cs/priv
by default.
.TP
.BI -l " logfile
The file in which to record logging information,
.F /usr/adm/privlog
by default.
.TP
.BI -f " privs
The data base of privileges,
.F /etc/privs
by default.
Unless
.I privs
is itself a privileged file,
.I privserv
will not actually grant the privileges there specified.
.SH FILES
.F /etc/privs
.br
.F /cs/priv
.SH SEE ALSO
.IR priv (1)