Docker unable to stop container

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I am using docker version Docker version 18.09.0, build 4d60db4 in a Ubuntu 16.04 system. I am unable to stop a docker container. My docker image contains a spring boot application. I am using the following command to stop the container:

sudo docker stop 0c6b70fcb25e

And I am getting the following error:

Error response from daemon: cannot stop container: 0c6b70fcb25e: 
Cannot kill container 0c6b70fcb25e0b0c55f123853654cd2611e3702fdf5622bd07e12a92efa3df46: 
unknown error after kill: runc did not terminate sucessfully:
container_linux.go:393: signaling init process caused "permission denied": unknown

I have tried running docker stop with and without sudo.

Can you say anything about what the container is; for instance, how you started it? — David Maze, Dec 20 '18 at 15:11
Possible duplicate of [docker on ubuntu 16.04 error when killing container](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49104733/docker-on-ubuntu-16-04-error-when-killing-container) — Peter Halligan, Dec 20 '18 at 15:26
@PeterHalligan The question seems to be related to docker-compose. I am not using docker-compose. — Sunil, Dec 20 '18 at 15:28
This might help also https://forums.docker.com/t/can-not-stop-docker-container-permission-denied-error/41142 — Peter Halligan, Dec 20 '18 at 15:29

nPcomp · Answer 1 · 2018-12-20T15:38:44.703

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Try this:

docker kill --signal=SIGHUP my_container

You can find more information here.

Also, if you are on Linux, AppArmor may prevent stopping the containers. Disable AppArmor temporarily and try to stop the container again. For configuring the AppArmor check this link.

edited Dec 20 '18 at 15:38

answered Dec 20 '18 at 15:10

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I tried it out and I am still getting the same response. :( – Sunil Dec 20 '18 at 15:15
If you are on Linux, get the PID and use "kill -9 PID" – nPcomp Dec 20 '18 at 15:19
killing the process worked, but isn't that the wrong way? What is the issue with **docker stop?** – Sunil Dec 20 '18 at 15:26
Yes, it is the wrong way. Check this link https://cloud.google.com/container-optimized-os/docs/how-to/secure-apparmor to use AppArmor with the Docker containers. – nPcomp Dec 20 '18 at 15:27
Thank you for your input :) – Sunil Dec 20 '18 at 15:29

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 07 '19 at 21:15

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Follow this link. docker on ubuntu 16.04 error when killing container

I used the following commands and it worked.

sudo killall docker-containerd-shim

sudo docker-compose down

answered Jan 07 '19 at 21:15

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