2.40 pdkill (Forcibly terminate a process)

Organization of this section
(1) Function
(2) Executor
(3) Format
(4) Option
(5) Rules
(6) Notes

(1) Function

The pdkill command forcibly terminates a specified process.

(2) Executor

HiRDB administrator

(3) Format

pdkill process-ID

(4) Option

(a) process-ID ~<unsigned integer> ((1-5))

Specifies the ID of the process to be terminated forcibly. To check the process ID, use the pdls -d prc command.

(5) Rules

  1. You can execute the pdkill command only when HiRDB is active.
  2. Execute the pdkill command at each server machine.

(6) Notes

  1. You can check the result of the pdkill command using the pdls command (specifying -d prc).
  2. Make sure that the specified process ID is correct. If an incorrect process is terminated forcibly, HiRDB may terminate abnormally.
  3. Return code 0 for the pdkill command indicates normal termination, and return code -1 indicates abnormal termination.