# Ray1.4 stop command does not stop all ray processes

**URL:** <https://discuss.ray.io/t/ray1-4-stop-command-does-not-stop-all-ray-processes/2472>\
**Category:** Ray Client\
**Created:** [June 9, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://discuss.ray.io/t/ray1-4-stop-command-does-not-stop-all-ray-processes/2472 "2021-06-09T21:00:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![asm582](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ray.io/asm582/32/669_2.png) [@asm582](https://discuss.ray.io/u/asm582)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://discuss.ray.io/t/ray1-4-stop-command-does-not-stop-all-ray-processes/2472/1 "2021-06-09T21:00:21Z")

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Hello,

I run ray stop to stop all ray instances:

$ ray stop  
Stopped all 39 Ray processes.

shortly after if I run ray status it gives the below error:

$ ray status  
Traceback (most recent call last):  
File “/opt/anaconda3/envs/ray/bin/ray”, line 8, in   
sys.exit(main())  
File “/opt/anaconda3/envs/ray/lib/python3.7/site-packages/ray/scripts/scripts.py”, line 1808, in main  
return cli()  
File “/opt/anaconda3/envs/ray/lib/python3.7/site-packages/click/core.py”, line 829, in **call**  
return self.main(\*args, \*\*kwargs)  
File “/opt/anaconda3/envs/ray/lib/python3.7/site-packages/click/core.py”, line 782, in main  
rv = self.invoke(ctx)  
File “/opt/anaconda3/envs/ray/lib/python3.7/site-packages/click/core.py”, line 1259, in invoke  
return \_process\_result(sub\_ctx.command.invoke(sub\_ctx))  
File “/opt/anaconda3/envs/ray/lib/python3.7/site-packages/click/core.py”, line 1066, in invoke  
return ctx.invoke(self.callback, \*\*ctx.params)  
File “/opt/anaconda3/envs/ray/lib/python3.7/site-packages/click/core.py”, line 610, in invoke  
return callback(\*args, \*\*kwargs)  
File “/opt/anaconda3/envs/ray/lib/python3.7/site-packages/ray/scripts/scripts.py”, line 1448, in status  
address = services.get\_ray\_address\_to\_use\_or\_die()  
File “/opt/anaconda3/envs/ray/lib/python3.7/site-packages/ray/\_private/services.py”, line 241, in get\_ray\_address\_to\_use\_or\_die  
return find\_redis\_address\_or\_die()  
File “/opt/anaconda3/envs/ray/lib/python3.7/site-packages/ray/\_private/services.py”, line 249, in find\_redis\_address\_or\_die  
f"Found multiple active Ray instances: {redis\_addresses}. "  
ConnectionError: Found multiple active Ray instances: {‘192.168.1.4:52534’, ‘192.168.1.4:28479’, ‘192.168.1.4:65411’}. Please specify the one to connect to by setting `address`.

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**Author:** ![sangcho](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ray.io/sangcho/32/425_2.png) [@sangcho](https://discuss.ray.io/u/sangcho)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://discuss.ray.io/t/ray1-4-stop-command-does-not-stop-all-ray-processes/2472/2 "2021-06-16T23:52:17Z")

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Is it the same when you use `ray stop --force`?

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**Author:** ![asm582](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ray.io/asm582/32/669_2.png) [@asm582](https://discuss.ray.io/u/asm582)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://discuss.ray.io/t/ray1-4-stop-command-does-not-stop-all-ray-processes/2472/3 "2021-06-17T20:04:34Z")

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sorry I did not try with ray stop --force