# \[Bug\] - Unable to Shutdown Gateway

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-unable-to-shutdown-gateway/20666>\
**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [November 8, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-unable-to-shutdown-gateway/20666 "2018-11-08T14:48:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![milbar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@milbar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/milbar)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-unable-to-shutdown-gateway/20666/1 "2018-11-08T14:48:59Z")

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1. The behavior you unexpectedly encountered  
Unable to shutdown Gateway

2. The behavior you were expecting to see  
Gateway Shutdown

3. A list of the steps you took that exposed the issue - including your starting point.  
Open Terminal  
Type in ignition stop

4. A list of helpful information about the situation you were in, such as:  
Ignition version number 8.0.0-beta1  
iMac with Mac OS 14 Mojave 10.14

Error Message  
ignition stop  
Stopping Ignition-Gateway…  
/usr/local/bin/ignition: line 1580: kill: (2627) - Operation not permitted  
Unable to stop Ignition-Gateway.

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-unable-to-shutdown-gateway/20666/2 "2018-11-08T14:49:55Z")

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You might need to use `sudo` to stop it.

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**Author:** ![milbar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@milbar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/milbar)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-unable-to-shutdown-gateway/20666/3 "2018-11-08T14:54:21Z")

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Thanks…that was it

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-unable-to-shutdown-gateway/20666/4 "2018-11-08T14:57:52Z")

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Whether or not this is necessary might depend on if you used the installer or the zip package… not sure.

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**Author:** ![ggross](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ggross/32/12668_2.png) [@ggross](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ggross)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-unable-to-shutdown-gateway/20666/5 "2018-11-08T17:15:18Z")

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Closed on November 8, 2018, 5:15pm UTC