How to find the PID of a Virtual Machine and then Kill It

Sometimes a Virtual Machine is hung in a funky state. To find the PID run:
grep -ir vmx /proc/vmware*

Find the PID, then run:

kill -9 PID#

Updated for VI3:

ps -ef | grep virtualmachinename
kill -9 PID#

- Jason Langone

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