troubleshooting

[taouw]

can anyone help me to know the exactly definition of this commands
- rm /dev/pts/t* (====will destroy all the active connections????????)
- rm /dev/pty/t* (the function of this command????)
- cd /dev
- insf -e (which create all telnet device files again)
- insf -d telm (the function of this command????)
- insf -d tels(the function of this command????)

[Jeeshan]

>>- rm /dev/pts/t* (====will destroy all the active connections????????)
- rm /dev/pty/t* (the function of this command????)

It will remove your pseudo terminal devices which will destroy the terminal devices for telnet or ssh connection.

[Dennis Handly]

For a list of the device files you can look under FILES for each of these:
http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-60130/pty.7.html
http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-60130/tty.7.html
http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-60130/ptm.7.html
http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-60130/termio.7.html