# Kill with SIGSTOP and SIGCONT

DevFeed: [Kill with SIGSTOP and SIGCONT](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/kill-with-sigstop-and-sigcont-27590.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://gagor.pro/2013/11/kill-with-sigstop-and-sigcont/>)

Author: Tom

Published: 2013-11-21T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Tomasz Gągor](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tomasz-gagor.md>)

Topics: [Processes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/processes.md>), [Logging](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/logging.md>), [Embedded Software Dev](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/embedded-software-dev.md>)

Tags: [firmware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firmware.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [logging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/logging.md>), [process](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/process.md>)

## AI overview

The author explains how SIGSTOP can freeze a NAS process that restarts after being terminated with kill -9, and how SIGCONT resumes it when needed. Pausing the process disables the device's web GUI.

## Source excerpt

I've bought a NAS and customized it a little. But there was one thing which make my nights sleepless. NAS was seeking disks every 5~10 seconds - these was really irritating - especially when it was silent in room. I found that part of firmware was indexing or logging something so I wanted it dead! kill -9 was unsuccessful - process restarted after a while.... wrrr... I googled a little and found another signal I could use SIGSTOP, which will freeze process until I send SIGCONT to it - that was exactly what I need (because I normally use NFS/Samba and don't need nothing more running on this device).