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37 questions linked to/from What if 'kill -9' does not work?
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Still alive, still alive after kill -9 / SIGKILL [duplicate]
An apache2 process got stuck on my server and caused problems with other services. (original problem: kerneloops after USB hardware disconnect)
root@server:~# ps aux | grep apache2 | grep -v grep
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kill -9 hangs, unable to kill process (murder proof process) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What if ‘kill -9’ does not work?
I guess its a bit late to ask this, but for future reference;
I was called to look at a server today after a customer was reporting that ...
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How to force a PID to terminate? [duplicate]
Yes, I've tried all the basic kill, pkill, etc. methods that come up with a Google search.
Sometimes it works, other times it seems something is preventing the process from terminating.
There is no ...
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kill pid is not working? [duplicate]
This is pretty weird now. I am trying to kill a process by using its pid but it is not working at all.
root@machineA:/home/david# ps aux | grep modelling
david 5075 0.0 0.0 1285420 29404 ? ...
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D state process kill [duplicate]
There is a D state process (stuck) which is not killed even by kill -9.
I see PPID is systemd.
root 1863 1 0 **Ds** /usr/sbin/smartd -n
root 1 0 0 **...
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kill -9 cannot kill process with parent PID = 1 [duplicate]
I have a process with parent PID = 1.
The command kill -9 382 doesn't work. I am root.
What can I do?
root 382 1 0 07:29 ? 00:00:00 dsmrecall /ptstv/HVideo/2014/2014761/...
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Cannot kill process rgmanager [duplicate]
I have
# ps aux | grep rgmana
root 4209 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? D< gen26 4:25 [rgmanager]
the
# kill -9 4209
has no effect. Only reboot solves the issue. Could you please ...
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How to terminate a process when kill -9 doesn't work? [duplicate]
I've seen a few cases of processes that don't respond to kill -9.
Most recently, I've seen both lsusb and reaper get stuck and be unresponsive to kill -9. (After trying all the usual signals first) ...
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When should I not kill -9 a process?
I am always very hesitant to run kill -9, but I see other admins do it almost routinely.
I figure there is probably a sensible middle ground, so:
When and why should kill -9 be used? When and why ...
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Difference between less violent kill signal -HUP (1) -INT (2) and -TERM (15)
Apart from the most violent kill -9 (SIGKILL), I don't quite understand the difference between the 3 other common signals (here) -HUP (1), -INT (2), and -TERM (15).
In which scenarios would one work ...
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When a process will go to 'D' state?
I'm using
"Linux hostname 2.6.28-15-generic #49-Ubuntu SMP Tue Aug 18 18:40:08 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux"
All the client machines will use Thin-client ,I will use my laptop for working and I will
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How can I kill a <defunct> process whose parent is init?
Transmission is intermittently hanging on my NAS. If I send SIGTERM, it doesn't disappear from the process list and a <defunct> label appears next to it. If I send a SIGKILL, it still doesn't ...
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Kill a process that keeps restarting
What if 'kill -9' does not work? or How to kill a script which starts new processes? doesn't help me in anyway.
I have a python script which starts automatically with another process id using ...
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How to kill a process which can't be killed without rebooting?
There are 5 processes which can't be killed by kill -9 $PID and executing cat /proc/$PID/cmdline will hang the current session. Maybe they're zombie processes.
Executing ps -ef or htop will also hang ...
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Why is there output of ping after it has been terminated?
When a process breaks, as I know no output will be return anymore. But always after breaking ping command we have the statistics of the execution, and as I know it's part of the output.
amirreza@time:~...
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