# Kill a process without using kill command **URL:** \ **Category:** Linux\ **Created:** [October 1, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/kill-a-process-without-using-kill-command/214775 "2008-10-01T17:21:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sudhamacs](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/sudhamacs/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@sudhamacs](https://community.unix.com/u/sudhamacs)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/kill-a-process-without-using-kill-command/214775/1 "2008-10-01T17:21:01Z")
I want to Kill a process without using kill command as i don't have privileges to kill the process. I know the pid and i am using Linux 2.6.9 OS. ---
**Author:** ![Ikon](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/ikon/32/1015_2.png) [@Ikon](https://community.unix.com/u/Ikon)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/kill-a-process-without-using-kill-command/214775/2 "2008-10-01T17:35:41Z")
Dont cross/dup post. > **[Kill a process without using kill command](https://www.unix.com/shell-programming-and-scripting/83540-kill-process-without-using-kill-command.html)** > > Sorry, posted the question in other forum. | The UNIX and Linux Forums Read the rules; [The UNIX and Linux Forums - Forum Rules](http://www.unix.com/misc.php?do=cfrules) ---
**Author:** ![sudhamacs](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/sudhamacs/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@sudhamacs](https://community.unix.com/u/sudhamacs)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 11:11am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/kill-a-process-without-using-kill-command/214775/3 "2008-10-02T11:11:04Z")
> [@ikon](#): > > Dont cross/dup post. > > [Kill a process without using kill command](http://www.unix.com/shell-programming-scripting/83540-kill-process-without-using-kill-command.html) > > Read the rules; [The UNIX and Linux Forums - Forum Rules](http://www.unix.com/misc.php?do=cfrules) I felt this is the appropriate forum for this post. I don't see a way to delete the earlier post. Anyway the thread has been closed. Any clue on killing a process without kill command? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![nowshining](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/nowshining/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@nowshining](https://community.unix.com/u/nowshining)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2008, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/kill-a-process-without-using-kill-command/214775/4 "2008-10-05T13:15:43Z")
what distro do u use?? ---
**Author:** ![matrixmadhan](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/matrixmadhan/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@matrixmadhan](https://community.unix.com/u/matrixmadhan)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2008, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/kill-a-process-without-using-kill-command/214775/5 "2008-10-05T13:34:05Z")
If there are n't enough permissions, you wont be able to kill the process - be it whatever command it is. ---
**Author:** ![jacco](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/jacco/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@jacco](https://community.unix.com/u/jacco)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 10:53am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/kill-a-process-without-using-kill-command/214775/6 "2008-10-25T10:53:52Z")
Fortunately this is not possible! It would be a huge problem if it was. ---
**Author:** ![Sivaswami](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/sivaswami/32/517_2.png) [@Sivaswami](https://community.unix.com/u/Sivaswami)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/kill-a-process-without-using-kill-command/214775/7 "2008-10-27T12:36:44Z")
1) Try /bin/kill -9 process id 2) If the process is bound to shell try pressing Ctrl-C 3) use top command and press k and give the process id.