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How to quit summary backfill script?

sc0tt
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I was running a backfill script and it seems to have got hung up. How can I quit the script?

Will pkill -f fill_summary_index work?

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sc0tt
Builder

I ended up using pkill fill_summary_index and deleting the lock file in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/myapp/log/. Things seem to be back to normal now.

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sc0tt
Builder

I ended up using pkill fill_summary_index and deleting the lock file in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/myapp/log/. Things seem to be back to normal now.

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