This is a customized application running on AIX, using this port and this is specified in /etc/services. When ever the application starts it looks into /etc/services uses the specified port to come into service, unfortunately due to some bug, the application hangs and few of its processes goes into exiting state:

# ps -eaf | grep -i exiting
root 10996 53590 1 10:46:01 pts/1 0:00 grep -i exiting
- 12472 - - - <exiting>
- 22580 - - - <exiting>
- 23476 - - - <exiting>
#

After this the port get stuck and when I restart the application, it fails to start saying that the port is in use. So I have to edit the /etc/services file and change the port to another one.

Since the application get hang then and there, now on the system there are lots of port which are stuck.

Also ports are not getting cleared up by itself, even after the timeout. It remains in LISTEN mode for ever, unless the system is rebooted.


I beleive if there is a way to clear up the exitung processes without rebooting the system, then it will clear up the system.

Is there anyway to kill the exiting processes ???