# A conundrum with exec node and kill

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-conundrum-with-exec-node-and-kill/27981>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [8 June 2020 09:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-conundrum-with-exec-node-and-kill/27981 "2020-06-08T09:11:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2020 10:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-conundrum-with-exec-node-and-kill/27981/9 "2020-06-09T10:06:44Z")

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I have started a [new thread](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/exec-node-timeout-not-working-in-exec-mode/28040) to report the apparent negative feature with the Timeout setting in the Exec node

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