Resets a stream. This command only applies to AIX Version 4.2 or later.
strreset [ -M Major ] [ -m Minor ]
The strreset command resets an open stream by generating an M_FLUSH message to the stream head. You use it mainly to reset blocked streams. When it is impossible to reopen the stream, issue an I_FLUSH ioctl(), or equivalent command. This situation may happen with a process sleeping in a module's close routine, when signals can not be sent to the process (a zombie process exiting, for example).
| -M Major | Specifies the major number for the special file associated with the stream to be reset. |
| -m Minor | Specifies the minor number for the special file associated with the stream to be reset. |
This command returns the following exit values:
| 0 | Successful completion. |
| >0 | An error occurred. |
Access Control: You must have root authority to run this command.
| /usr/sbin/strreset | Contains the strreset command. |