How can I have a server/listening process stop when I send a KILL signal to the client application?

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Issue

  • On a system which serves as a client to a TCP service, such as OracleNet, when a kill command is sent to the OracleNet process the server on the far end does not exit the process.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

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