#Force stop on mac password#

For example, if the Dock is not responsive you can do a killall Dock and it will restart automatically. To quit a program in Terminal, if all else has failed, follow these steps: Space+CMD to bring up quick search and type in Terminal.

One thing to note about OS X is that some system processes will be automatically restarted if they are killed by the launchd daemon (I think?). Select the app and click the Force Quit button. This will open the Force Quit Applications window. Open the Apple menu at the top-left of your screen and then select Force Quit.

#Force stop on mac password#

(If this window shows multiple user accounts, click the Set Password button next. Force Quit Applications (Credit: PCMag/Jason Cohen) Those who love to use the Mac's keyboard shortcuts will know that macOS has its own version of Control-Alt-Delete called Option +. At the Reset Password window, enter your new password information, then click Next. If you see an Activation Lock window, enter your Apple ID email and password, then click Next. There are a number of good options (see man killall for more info): -s : Shows the kill commands that will be generated so you can be safe. The next easiest way to force quit an app is by using your menu bar. At the Reset Password window, click Deactivate Mac, then click Deactivate to confirm. The Terminal is pretty light so should be responsive even if your system is swamped, or if you're logging in via ssh.īeyond the basic kill command, which kills processes via their pid (which you'd need to get from either a ps command, or the Activity monitor), a neat trick at the terminal is the killall command, which allows you to kill a process by name rather than pid.įor example, if you know the name of your process is my-prog-0 or whatever, you can go to the terminal and do: % killall my-prog-0 Based on your desire to kill an individual process, I'm assuming that you are ok with a solution at the Terminal.