I can run mysqld by the book on MacOS X but trying to shut it down with "mysqladmin -u root -p shutdown" timeout after a long time, leave the daemon running... What can I do ? TIA Greg --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php