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Utilities 7-69
Kill an OnLine Server Process
Kill an OnLine Server Process
Warning: Do not kill an OnLine database server process that is in a critical section
of code or is holding a latch. If you do, OnLine initiates an abort.
Refer to page 2-32 for instructions on how to determine if an OnLine
database server process is in a critical section of code or is holding a latch.
Kill an OnLine Transaction
Warning: If you have installed IBM Informix STAR and you kill an OnLine trans-
action, you can leave your client/server database system in an inconsistent state.This
should be avoided if possible.
The tbmode -Z command is not valid until the amount of time specified by
the configuration parameter TXTIMEOUT has been exceeded. Refer to page
page 9-57.
The -Z option should rarely be used and only by an administrator of an
OnLine database server that is configured for use with IBM Informix STAR.
All discussion of tbmode -Z address is contained in Chapter 9, “Product
Environment.”
-z pid kills an OnLine database server process associated with the
process identification number pid.
-Z address kills an OnLine transaction associated with the shared-mem-
ory address address. The address is available from the Transac-
tion section of tbstat -u output.
-z pid
Kill an OnLine
Server Process
-Z address
Kill an OnLine
Transaction