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ERROR_DBG_TERMINATE_PROCESS
What ERROR_DBG_TERMINATE_PROCESS means
The debugger requested termination of the debugged process. In practical terms, this status belongs to debugger-directed process termination: the active debugging session intentionally ends the target process.
Typical causes
- The operator selected stop or terminate in the debugger
- A debugger policy killed the process after an unhandled exception
- A test runner reached a timeout and aborted the debuggee
How to investigate
- Record the debugger command, process ID, exit code, and preceding exception
- Distinguish deliberate termination from an application crash
- Collect dumps or traces before issuing terminate when postmortem analysis is required
Developer guidance
Monitoring should classify this as externally initiated termination. Restart policy should depend on the test or debugging workflow rather than treating it as an unexplained crash.
References
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