How can I hard reset a USB device without unplugging it in Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

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Issue

  • My USB device gets stuck after a certain amount of time, and I need to reset it without manually unplugging the device. Can I do this from the command line?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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