How do you know the problem is in /dev ?
For me, if you're on OSR 5.0.X, the root filesystem is full.
If a root account is already logged, then try:
rm /tmp/* /usr/tmp/*
As you are done, you may execute this:
killall -t 10 15
killall
As you suspect /dev (backup on mistyped device name ?), you may try this:
find /dev -type f ! -name .marrylock -exec ls -l {} \;
Hope This Helps, PH.
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