Users logged on as root can turn off a service by entering the path name for the service script followed by the stop option. For example, to turn off nfs, enter: # /etc/init.d/nfs stop.

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Press CTRL+C when you are ready to stop the tailing the output. nohup ping 8.8.8.8 > GooglePing.txt 4. In the nohup terminal, press CTRL+C to stop the ping command.