SocketException: Connection reset / terminated

Troubleshooting

Problem

In a stable and working environment, with no apparent changes, applications on IBM WebSphere Application Server may suddenly stop working. Looking into the Application Server log files, one may see messages like: SRTServletReq E SRVE0120E: IO Error java.net.SocketException: Connection reset and parsePostData: post body contains less bytes than specified by content-length Note: At least one other person has indicated that they found a slightly different message for this same kind of issue, specifically: Connection reset by peer: socket write error.

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More support for:
WebSphere Application Server

Software version:
9.0, 8.5, 8.0, 7.0, 6.1, 6.0

Operating system(s):
AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows

Document number:
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Modified date:
03 March 2025

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