Question
Deleting user on digitalocean droplet
- Posted on May 28, 2022
- NginxUbuntu 20.04
Asked by SleepingCyanCoral
Hello guys, please how to I fix this issue: user username is currently used by process 1068.
Am trying to delete a user but am getting this error message: user olamide is currently used by process 1068
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Hello,
I could suggest starting by checking what process exactly this is referring to. You can do that with the
pscommand:If the process is not important for you, you can kill it with the following command:
Hope that this helps.
Best,
Bobby