Gracefully kill a java (jetty/solr) process started from a windows batch file with "start /b"

Question

I'm starting a Java background process (Solr) from a batch file with

start /b java -jar ...

The problem is that start /b will shield the process from SIGINT signals, see help start. This means that taskkill /pid ... won't work and taskkill /f /pid ... will kill the process without letting it execute shutdown hooks first.

Is there another way to start the background process on Windows from a .bat file without opening a window and without shielding it from SIGINT? Or is there another way of sending a signal to the java VM so that Solr shuts down gracefully when running from start /b?

I'd like to use a normal batch script rather than VBScript or similar if possible as this is what most our users probably know best.

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 30 '12 at 17:09

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Not sure how to do it in a .bat file, but with Powershell you can do this:

Start-Process java -ArgumentList "-jar start.jar <args>" -WindowStyle Hidden

Then you can stop the process normally.

Run get-help Start-Process -detailed for more info on options - you can also easily run the process as a different user and other things that the old start won't let you do.

answered Nov 30 '12 at 17:09

Dan Fitch

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Thanks for taking the time to answer! :-) I'd rather avoid having to depend on Powershell, though, see question. – jerico Dec 01 '12 at 15:31
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Thanks, Dan! I didn't realize that my URL got truncated. Should be fixed now. Upvoted your answer because it will probably help others. – jerico Dec 05 '12 at 01:26

aphoria · Answer 2 · 2012-11-29T19:03:09.537

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Have you tested that? I ran:

START /B notepad.exe

and then closed it using

TASKKILL /PID 123456

edited Nov 29 '12 at 19:03

answered Nov 29 '12 at 18:40

aphoria

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Thanks for the answer. Yes, that works. Unfortunately the same is not true for the case I described. When I use `start java ...`, taskkill works, not so if I use `start /b java ...`. Maybe the difference is that notepad opens a window while my process runs with its output redirected to a log file? – jerico Nov 29 '12 at 19:42

jerico · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-05T01:25:30.683

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I found a workaround for my specific case (solr + jetty), see http://alaminsumon.blogspot.com.br/2009/06/how-to-stop-and-start-jetty-server-from.html

edited Dec 05 '12 at 01:25

answered Dec 01 '12 at 15:33

jerico

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Gracefully kill a java (jetty/solr) process started from a windows batch file with "start /b"

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