archtools/tools/killns.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
#   killns - Send signal to a process running in a specific Linux namespace (see 'man 7 signal')
#
#   Copyright (C) 2021  Pekka Helenius <pekka.helenius@fjordtek.com>
#
#   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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#
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#####################################

if [[ ${1} =~ ^(\-h|\-\-help)$ ]] || [[ -z ${1} ]]; then
  echo "
Send a signal to a process in specified namespace.

usage: $(basename $0) <signal> <processname> <namespace>
"
  exit 0
fi

signal="${1}"
processname="${2}"
namespace="${3}"

for pid in $(sudo ip netns pids ${namespace}); do

  if [[ $(sudo ps -q $pid -o command) =~ ^.*${processname}.* ]]; then
    sudo ip netns exec ${namespace} kill -${signal} ${pid}
  fi

done