pct-stop
abruptly stops a Proxmox LXC container
TLDR
SYNOPSIS
pct stop vmid [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
pct stop abruptly stops all processes running in a Proxmox VE LXC container. Unlike pct shutdown, which requests a clean power-off, this is a hard stop comparable to pulling the plug: processes do not get a normal chance to flush data or exit cleanly.Use pct shutdown when you want a graceful stop, and pct stop when the container is unresponsive or you need an immediate halt.
PARAMETERS
vmid
The numeric ID of the container (100–999999999)--overrule-shutdown
Try to abort active vzshutdown tasks before stopping (default off)--skiplock
Ignore locks; only root is allowed to use this option
CAVEATS
A hard stop can leave applications with unsaved data or inconsistent files. Prefer pct shutdown for normal operations. Locks from concurrent management tasks may block the command unless --skiplock is used carefully by root.
HISTORY
pct stop is part of the Proxmox VE pct tool for managing LXC containers.
SEE ALSO
pct(1), pct-shutdown(1), pct-start(1), pct-status(1)
