# It uses 'pgrep' to obtain pids of those processes.
# This function should be used when identifying process by
# the value in its PID file is not relevant.
-kill_processes() {
+kill_processes_by_name() {
local proc_name=${1} # Process name
if [ -z ${proc_name} ]; then
test_lib_error "get_pids requires process name"
# file doesn't exist for it. As a result, the process will not
# be killed. This is not a problem for other processes because
# tests control launching them and monitor when they are shut down.
- kill_pids "kea-lfc"
+ kill_processes_by_name "kea-lfc"
# Remove temporary files.
rm -rf ${LOG_FILE}