 <p>Run <code>list</code> to show all the jobs, then use the jobID/applicationID in the appropriate command.</p> <p>Kill mapred jobs:</p> <pre><code>mapred job -list mapred job -kill &lt;jobId&gt; </code></pre> <p>Kill yarn jobs:</p> <pre><code>yarn application -list yarn application -kill &lt;ApplicationId&gt; </code></pre>