pct-stop

pct stop vmid [OPTIONS]

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.

vmid

The numeric ID of the container (100–999999999)

Try to abort active vzshutdown tasks before stopping (default off)

Ignore locks; only root is allowed to use this option

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.

pct stop is part of the Proxmox VE pct tool for managing LXC containers.

pct(1), pct-shutdown(1), pct-start(1), pct-status(1)

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