diff --git a/hivesterix-dist/src/main/resources/scripts/dumptrace.sh b/hivesterix-dist/src/main/resources/scripts/dumptrace.sh
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+++ b/hivesterix-dist/src/main/resources/scripts/dumptrace.sh
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+echo `hostname`
+#Kill process
+PID=`ps -ef|grep ${USER}|grep java|grep 'Dapp.name=pregelixnc'|awk '{print $2}'`
+
+if [ "$PID" == "" ]; then
+  PID=`ps -ef|grep ${USER}|grep java|grep 'hyracks'|awk '{print $2}'`
+fi
+
+if [ "$PID" == "" ]; then
+  USERID=`id | sed 's/^uid=//;s/(.*$//'`
+  PID=`ps -ef|grep ${USERID}|grep java|grep 'Dapp.name=pregelixnc'|awk '{print $2}'`
+fi
+
+echo $PID
+kill -QUIT $PID