diff --git a/tools/test/bin/onos-kill b/tools/test/bin/onos-kill
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+#!/bin/bash
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Remotely kills the ONOS service on the specified node.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+[ ! -d "$ONOS_ROOT" ] && echo "ONOS_ROOT is not defined" >&2 && exit 1
+. $ONOS_ROOT/tools/build/envDefaults
+
+ssh $ONOS_USER@${1:-$OCI} "kill -9 \$(ps -ef | grep karaf.jar | grep -v grep | cut -c10-15)"
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