rmt device not character device

[Javier Ortiz Guajardo]

how can i rebuild the rmt device file? This is the error i found
/dev/rmt/0m is not a character special device.

Thanks.

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Remove /dev/rmt/0m then do an insf -C tape (or -d stape).

Man insf for details.

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

The easist way is to remove the existing (bogus) file using 'rmsf' and then do:

# insf -e

Regards!

...JRF...

[Helen French]

For recreating device files:
# insf -e

But first check the directory:
# ls -la /dev/rmt
If 0m is a character special file, then make sure you are not specifying "Om" instead of "0m"

[S.K. Chan · Accepted solution]

You can first remove the problematic device file with "rmsf" then recreate it with "insf".
# insf -e -H