Too many CLOSE_WAIT connections

Linux and Unix-Like Red Hat
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Hi,

I am running JBOSS 6 ona RHEL5 server put it continuously crashes due to the number of CLOSE_WAIT connections on port 8080.

How can I kill the several hundred CLOSE_WAIT connections without killing the actual live "LISTENING" connection?

R,
D.

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There is no parameter or tunable that can fix this issue. Your best bet is to open an software call to RedHat asking them for an workaround or permanent solution, since CLOSE_WAIT is handled by the application.

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Thanks for the feedback - I changed an EJB setting in the JBOSS config that significantly reduced the numner of CLOSE_WAIT states being created but a new release of the code resolved the issue completely.