Function kill_pid

salt/modules/ps.py:209–236

Kill a process by PID. .. code-block:: bash salt 'minion' ps.kill_pid pid [signal=signal_number] pid PID of process to kill. signal Signal to send to the process. See manpage entry for kill for possible values. Default: 15 (SIGTERM). **Exampl

(pid, signal=15)

def kill_pid(pid, signal=15):
    """
    Kill a process by PID.

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt 'minion' ps.kill_pid pid [signal=signal_number]

    pid
        PID of process to kill.

    signal
        Signal to send to the process. See manpage entry for kill
        for possible values. Default: 15 (SIGTERM).

    **Example:**

    Send SIGKILL to process with PID 2000:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt 'minion' ps.kill_pid 2000 signal=9
    """
    try:
        psutil.Process(pid).send_signal(signal)
        return True
    except psutil.NoSuchProcess:
        return False


def pkill(pattern, user=None, signal=15, full=False):