"--force" is an optional argument while "stop" and "playground/sweet" are positional arguments; optional arguments cannot appear in between positional ones. The pgctl command should instead be pgctl --force stop playground/sweet or pgctl stop playground/sweet --force.
The hint message is incorrect --
"--force" is an optional argument while "stop" and "playground/sweet" are positional arguments; optional arguments cannot appear in between positional ones. The pgctl command should instead be
pgctl --force stop playground/sweet
orpgctl stop playground/sweet --force
.