https://community.splunk.com/t5/Knowledge-Management/How-to-quit-summary-backfill-script/m-p/127381#M1283 <P>I ended up using <CODE>pkill fill_summary_index</CODE> and deleting the lock file in <CODE>$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/myapp/log/</CODE>. Things seem to be back to normal now.</P> Sat, 04 Apr 2015 15:07:02 GMT sc0tt 2015-04-04T15:07:02Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Knowledge-Management/How-to-quit-summary-backfill-script/m-p/127380#M1282 <P>I was running a backfill script and it seems to have got hung up. How can I quit the script?</P> <P>Will <CODE>pkill -f fill_summary_index</CODE> work?</P> Sat, 04 Apr 2015 11:31:00 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Knowledge-Management/How-to-quit-summary-backfill-script/m-p/127380#M1282 sc0tt 2015-04-04T11:31:00Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Knowledge-Management/How-to-quit-summary-backfill-script/m-p/127381#M1283 <P>I ended up using <CODE>pkill fill_summary_index</CODE> and deleting the lock file in <CODE>$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/myapp/log/</CODE>. Things seem to be back to normal now.</P> Sat, 04 Apr 2015 15:07:02 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Knowledge-Management/How-to-quit-summary-backfill-script/m-p/127381#M1283 sc0tt 2015-04-04T15:07:02Z