Random Commands 1

Every so often, I come across a situation where I need to use some commands that, because I haven’t used them in so long, I end up asking for Google’s help.  I’m posting them here for easy retrieval:

• cPanel – force a backup instance to run:  /scripts/cpbackup –force
• Linux – kill a specific running process (using “cpbackup” as an example) – 2 different methods you can use:
  • ps aux | grep cpbackup
    • returns something like “cpbackup 3486 0.0 0.1 4248 1432 ?”
    • you type:  kill 3486 (or whatever the process id is)
  • pidof cpbackup
    • returns something like “3486″
    • you type:  kill 3486 (or whatever the process id is)

I’m using Cent OS 5 here, so your mileage may vary.