NAME

       systemd.kill - Process killing procedure configuration

SYNOPSIS

       service.service, socket.socket, mount.mount, swap.swap, scope.scope

DESCRIPTION

       Unit configuration files for services, sockets, mount points, swap devices and scopes share a subset of
       configuration options which define the killing procedure of processes belonging to the unit.

       This man page lists the configuration options shared by these five unit types. See systemd.unit(5) for
       the common options shared by all unit configuration files, and systemd.service(5), systemd.socket(5),
       systemd.swap(5), systemd.mount(5) and systemd.scope(5) for more information on the configuration file
       options specific to each unit type.

       The kill procedure configuration options are configured in the [Service], [Socket], [Mount] or [Swap]
       section, depending on the unit type.

OPTIONS

       KillMode=
           Specifies how processes of this unit shall be killed. One of control-group, mixed, process, none.

           If set to control-group, all remaining processes in the control group of this unit will be killed on
           unit stop (for services: after the stop command is executed, as configured with ExecStop=). If set to
           mixed, the SIGTERM signal (see below) is sent to the main process while the subsequent SIGKILL signal
           (see below) is sent to all remaining processes of the unit's control group. If set to process, only
           the main process itself is killed (not recommended!). If set to none, no process is killed (strongly
           recommended against!). In this case, only the stop command will be executed on unit stop, but no
           process will be killed otherwise. Processes remaining alive after stop are left in their control
           group and the control group continues to exist after stop unless empty.

           Note that it is not recommended to set KillMode= to process or even none, as this allows processes to
           escape the service manager's lifecycle and resource management, and to remain running even while
           their service is considered stopped and is assumed to not consume any resources.

           Processes will first be terminated via SIGTERM (unless the signal to send is changed via KillSignal=
           or RestartKillSignal=). Optionally, this is immediately followed by a SIGHUP (if enabled with
           SendSIGHUP=). If processes still remain after the main process of a unit has exited or the delay
           configured via the TimeoutStopSec= has passed, the termination request is repeated with the SIGKILL
           signal or the signal specified via FinalKillSignal= (unless this is disabled via the SendSIGKILL=
           option). See kill(2) for more information.

           Defaults to control-group.

       KillSignal=
           Specifies which signal to use when stopping a service. This controls the signal that is sent as first
           step of shutting down a unit (see above), and is usually followed by SIGKILL (see above and below).
           For a list of valid signals, see signal(7). Defaults to SIGTERM.

           Note that, right after sending the signal specified in this setting, systemd will always send
           SIGCONT, to ensure that even suspended tasks can be terminated cleanly.

       RestartKillSignal=
           Specifies which signal to use when restarting a service. The same as KillSignal= described above,
           with the exception that this setting is used in a restart job. Not set by default, and the value of
           KillSignal= is used.

       SendSIGHUP=
           Specifies whether to send SIGHUP to remaining processes immediately after sending the signal
           configured with KillSignal=. This is useful to indicate to shells and shell-like programs that their
           connection has been severed. Takes a boolean value. Defaults to "no".

       SendSIGKILL=
           Specifies whether to send SIGKILL (or the signal specified by FinalKillSignal=) to remaining
           processes after a timeout, if the normal shutdown procedure left processes of the service around.
           When disabled, a KillMode= of control-group or mixed service will not restart if processes from prior
           services exist within the control group. Takes a boolean value. Defaults to "yes".

       FinalKillSignal=
           Specifies which signal to send to remaining processes after a timeout if SendSIGKILL= is enabled. The
           signal configured here should be one that is not typically caught and processed by services (SIGTERM
           is not suitable). Developers can find it useful to use this to generate a coredump to troubleshoot
           why a service did not terminate upon receiving the initial SIGTERM signal. This can be achieved by
           configuring LimitCORE= and setting FinalKillSignal= to either SIGQUIT or SIGABRT. Defaults to
           SIGKILL.

       WatchdogSignal=
           Specifies which signal to use to terminate the service when the watchdog timeout expires (enabled
           through WatchdogSec=). Defaults to SIGABRT.

SEE ALSO

       systemd(1), systemctl(1), journalctl(1), systemd.unit(5), systemd.service(5), systemd.socket(5),
       systemd.swap(5), systemd.mount(5), systemd.exec(5), systemd.directives(7), kill(2), signal(7)