Oracle SQL client session doesn't detect database server is down
Issue
Oracle SQL client: sqlplus, C/C++ programs fail to detect remote database server has crashed or powered off, hanging indefinitely
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Oracle 11g
- Oracle 12c
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