How to Terminate a Process With the kill Command - Managing System Information, Processes, and Performance in Oracle® Solaris 11.4

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() To terminate a process that you do not own, assume the root role.
Obtain the process ID of the process that you want to terminate.
```
# ps -fu user
```
where user is the owner of the process.

The process ID is displayed in the first column of the output.
Terminate the process.
```
# kill [signal-number] PID
```
signal

When no signal is included in the kill command-line syntax, the default signal that is used is -15 (SIGKILL). Using the -9 signal (SIGTERM) with the kill command ensures that the process terminates promptly. However, do not use the -9 signal to kill certain processes such as a database process or an LDAP server process because data might be lost.

PID

The process ID of the process that you want to terminate.

Tip - When trying to terminate a process, first try using the kill command by itself without a signal option. Wait a few minutes to see if the process terminates before using the kill command with the –9 signal.
Verify that the process has been terminated.
```
# ps -ef | grep PID
```
The process you terminated should not be listed.