Cannot stop or restart a docker container

Question

When trying to stop or restart a docker container I\'m getting the following error message:

$ docker restart 5ba0a86f36ea
Error response from daemon: Cannot rest         


        

Answer 1

Check if there is any zombie process using "top" command.

docker ps | grep <> 

Get the container id.

ps -ef | grep <>

ps -ef|grep defunct | grep java

And kill the container by Parent PID .