#!/bin/bash LOG="/var/log/killproc.log" touch $LOG while [[ True ]] do echo "-------" >> $LOG ps x | grep "python /mnt/lib/configureServer.py" | grep -v "grep" >> $LOG PID=`ps x | grep "python /mnt/lib/configureServer.py" | grep -v "grep" | awk {'print $1'}` if [[ $PID != "" ]] then echo "Trying to kill $PID" >> $LOG kill -9 $PID echo "Killed" >> $LOG exit else echo "Not found, sleeping" >> $LOG sleep 5 fi done