# Re: Worker process is not getting killed , when master is killed using -9

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-worker-process-is-not-getting-killed-when-master-is-killed-using-9/236133>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [August 8, 2013, 8:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-worker-process-is-not-getting-killed-when-master-is-killed-using-9/236133 "2013-08-08T08:53:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 8:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-worker-process-is-not-getting-killed-when-master-is-killed-using-9/236133/1 "2013-08-08T08:53:32Z")

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Hello.

SIGKILL(9) is not able to trapped for any process.

How about using SIGTERM or QUIT?

Or you might want to see following about controlling nginx with signal.

[http://nginx.org/en/docs/control.html](http://nginx.org/en/docs/control.html)

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**Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 12:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-worker-process-is-not-getting-killed-when-master-is-killed-using-9/236133/2 "2013-08-10T12:31:31Z")

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Thanks. I will try both advise.

Posted at Nginx Forum:

> **[Re: Worker process is not getting killed , when master is killed using -9](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,241693,241754#msg-241754)**
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> Hi, I am facing one problem with nginx. I am waiting for nginx to stop withing 30 seconds. If it is not getting stopped, I am firing command to kill master process using pkill -9 \<master\_process\_pid\> But, Killing master is not killing the...