Aaron Toponce : Appropriate Use Of “kill -9 <pid>“
http://pthree.org/2012/08/14/appropriate-use-of-kill-9-pid/
There are times when “kill -9″ is the only time you can kill a PID that is behaving badly. However, it’s usually not needed if you know your signals. When I encounter a badly behaving program, here is the procedure I usually take.
Aaron Toponce : Appropriate Use Of “kill -9 “
http://pthree.org/2012/08/14/appropriate-use-of-kill-9-pid
There are times when “kill -9″ is the only time you can kill a PID that is behaving badly. However, it’s usually not needed if you know your signals. When I encounter a badly behaving program, here is the procedure I usually take.