Briefly, this error occurs when Elasticsearch tries to terminate a process, but fails due to insufficient permissions or the process being non-existent. To resolve this, ensure that Elasticsearch has the necessary permissions to terminate processes. If the process doesn’t exist, it might have already been terminated or it’s a zombie process. You can use commands like ‘ps’, ‘top’, or ‘htop’ to check running processes. If it’s a zombie process, you may need to kill the parent process. Always ensure that your system is not running out of resources, as this can also cause such issues.
This guide will help you check for common problems that cause the log ” [{}] Failed to kill process ” to appear. To understand the issues related to this log, read the explanation below about the following Elasticsearch concepts: plugin.
Log Context
Log “[{}] Failed to kill process” classname is DeploymentManager.java.
We extracted the following from Elasticsearch source code for those seeking an in-depth context :
}
stateStreamer.cancel();
process.get().kill(true);
processContextByAllocation.remove(task.getId());
} catch (IOException e) {
logger.error(new ParameterizedMessage("[{}] Failed to kill process"; task.getModelId()); e);
} finally {
if (nlpTaskProcessor.get() != null) {
nlpTaskProcessor.get().close();
}
}
