Distributed Index Handler 26.2
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# Stop Distributed Index Handler

You can stop Distributed Index Handler by using one of the following procedures.

To stop Distributed Index Handler

- Send the `Stop` service action to the service port.

      http://host:ServicePort/action=Stop

  where:

  `host` | is the host name or IP address of the machine where Distributed Index Handler is installed.
  `ServicePort` | is the Distributed Index Handler service port (specified in the `[Service]` section of the configuration file).

- On Windows, if Distributed Index Handler is running as a service, stop Distributed Index Handler from the Windows Services dialog box.

- On Linux, if Distributed Index Handler is running as a service, use one of the following commands:

  - On machines that use systemd:

    `systemctl stop dih`

  - On machines that use system V:

    `service dih stop`

- On Linux, if you started Distributed Index Handler with the script `start-dih.sh`, run the script `stop-dih.sh` which is provided in the installation directory.

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Product: Knowledge Discovery Distributed Index Handler 26.2

Topic Title: Stop Distributed Index Handler