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How to stop a currently running cron job?

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Mar 15, 2026355274 views
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How can I stop a cron job which is currently running?

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You can do this the same way you'd stop any process. To stop a currently running job, you can do one of the following: or if you know the PID (you can determine it by running ): (substituting the actual PID)

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