--- openssh-4.3p2/contrib/redhat/sshd.init.initscript	2006-11-10 11:07:53.000000000 +0100
+++ openssh-4.3p2/contrib/redhat/sshd.init	2006-11-10 11:08:25.000000000 +0100
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 DSA_KEY=/etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key
 PID_FILE=/var/run/sshd.pid
 
+runlevel=$(set -- $(runlevel); eval "echo \$$#" )
+
 do_rsa1_keygen() {
 	if [ ! -s $RSA1_KEY ]; then
 		echo -n $"Generating SSH1 RSA host key: "
@@ -116,11 +118,16 @@
 {
 	echo -n $"Stopping $prog: "
 	if [ -n "`pidfileofproc $SSHD`" ] ; then
-	    killproc $SSHD -TERM
+	    killproc $SSHD
 	else
 	    failure $"Stopping $prog"
 	fi
 	RETVAL=$?
+	# if we are in halt or reboot runlevel kill all running sessions
+	# so the TCP connections are closed cleanly
+	if [ "x$runlevel" = x0 -o "x$runlevel" = x6 ] ; then
+	    killall $prog 2>/dev/null
+	fi
 	[ "$RETVAL" = 0 ] && rm -f /var/lock/subsys/sshd
 	echo
 }