Docker kill command not working: Cannot kill container

Question

I am trying to kill (force stop) a MySQL DB container and it is refusing to die:

$ docker kill 55718df7a9d6
Error response from daemon: Cannot kill container: 55718df7a9d6: Container 55718df7a9d6600501bbd248fe0c1ef7da3f970fea84461cbe5f10c70f0cbe22 is not running
$ docker ps
CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND                  CREATED             STATUS                          PORTS               NAMES
55718df7a9d6        mysql:8             "docker-entrypoint.s…"   3 minutes ago       Restarting (1) 58 seconds ago                       my-main-db

When I try to kill it:

$ docker stop 55718df7a9d6
55718df7a9d6
$ docker ps
CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND                  CREATED             STATUS                          PORTS               NAMES
55718df7a9d6        mysql:8             "docker-entrypoint.s…"   19 minutes ago      Restarting (1) 17 minutes ago                       my-main-db

How can I force this to die and clean up so that docker ps returns no results?

You can use docker stop 55718df7a9d6 to remove it since it's not running. — Saeed
– Saeed, Commented Apr 6, 2021 at 19:14

Ashok · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-06 19:26:41Z

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Use --force or -f shorthand to force-remove a container.

docker rm -f <your-container-name or id>

answered Apr 6, 2021 at 19:26

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V0ldek Over a year ago

This just leads to "Could not kill running container <ID>, cannot remove - tried to kill container, but did not receive an exit event"

EdwardKirk · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-06 19:36:42Z

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You should try to use the docker stop <id> command, since your container is restarting, if you try to kill it while it’s not running, you’ll get the error above

Updating the answer based on your new edit

You can forcefully delete your container by issuing the docker rm <container_id> -f and then recreate it

edited Apr 6, 2021 at 19:36

answered Apr 6, 2021 at 19:14

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hotmeatballsoup Over a year ago

Thanks @EdwardKirk (+1), I should have mentioned that I tried that before. Please see my edits. How can I make it so that docker ps shows no results?

EdwardKirk Over a year ago

If it’s stuck in a restarting loop, you can try to forcefully delete docker rm 55718df7a9d6 -f and then recreate it

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