How Do I Block a Process in Linux?

How do I stop a process in Linux terminal?

Here’s what we do:

1. Use the ps command to get the process id (PID) of the process we want to terminate.
2. Issue a kill command for that PID.
3. If the process refuses to terminate (i.e., it is ignoring the signal), send increasingly harsh signals until it does terminate.

How do you stop a process?

How to Terminate a Process ( kill )

1. (Optional) To terminate the process of another user, become superuser or assume an equivalent role.
2. Obtain the process ID of the process that you want to terminate. $ ps -fu user. …
3. Terminate the process. $ kill [ signal-number ] pid. …
4. Verify that the process has been terminated.