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title: "Killing Processes with the WHM Process Manager"
description: "The Background Process Killer requires that you have root access before you can use it. Processes can be terminated using Process Manager in the System Health section of WHM. Learn how to use the..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/whm/killing-processes-in-whm/
date: 2017-09-23
modified: 2022-03-31
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["WebHost Manager (WHM)"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Killing Processes with the WHM Process Manager

The Background Process Killer requires that you have [root access](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/amp/obtain-root-access/) before you can use it.

Processes can be terminated using **Process Manager** in the System Health section of WHM. Learn how to use the **Process Manager** to kill processes by user or by going to a specific process.

*You should not be killing processes if you are not familiar with the consequences of the termination. Killing processes can adversely affect the operation of applications on your server. If you require further assistance you should speak to your host’s technical support or with an experienced administrator.*

## How to Kill Processes with the Process Manager

1. [Log in to WHM](/support/edu/whm/log-into-whm/) as the *Root* user.
2. [![Select System Health](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/process-manager_system-health-icon-1024x475.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/process-manager_system-health-icon.png) Find the **System Health** section in the menu at left or click on the icon labeled **System Health** on the home WHM page.
3. [![Select process manager](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/process-manager_process-manager-select.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/process-manager_process-manager-select.png) Click on the option labeled **Process Manager**.
4. [![select user](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/process-manager_process-manager-select-user.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/process-manager_process-manager-select-user.png) **2 Ways to kill Processes**: There are two ways you can kill a process. You can kill it using the individual Processor ID or you can also kill processes by user. Above the processes table, you’ll see an option that allows you to kill the processes by user. Select the user by clicking on the drop-down menu.
5. [![click kill user processes](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/process-manager_process-manager-kill-processes-by-user.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/process-manager_process-manager-kill-processes-by-user.png) Click on **Kill User’s Processes** in order to terminate all of the processes listed for that user.
6. [![select process to kill](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/process-manager_process-manager-main.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/process-manager_process-manager-main.png) If you’re trying to kill individual processes, then return to the main **Process Manager** screen. Find the process ID that you wish to kill.
7. [![click on the kill link for the process ID](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/process-manager_process-manager-kill-single-process.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/process-manager_process-manager-kill-single-process.png) Click on the **Kill** link next to the Pid in order terminate that process.
8. [![confirmation of killed process](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/process-manager_process-manager-kill-process.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/process-manager_process-manager-kill-process.png) You will see a confirmation for the terminated process. Click on the **Back** link in order to return to the **Process Manager**.

Congratulations, you now know how to terminate processes using the **Process manager**. You can learn more about the System Health options by viewing the tutorials for [Process manager](/support/edu/whm/process-manager-whm/) or the [Background Process Killer](/support/edu/whm/background-process-killer-whm/).