I opened a very large .sql file with pico and well it seems to have hung up MySQL for some reason. If you type mysqladmin shutdown you just get a blank response same as if you use any mysql command. I tried kill the PID's but it won't kill them they just stay there. Even tried kill -9. Any help appreciated I am REALLY stuck. Information from ps below: 32564 ? SW 0:00 [safe_mysqld] 32582 ? S 0:01 /usr/local/libexec/mysqld --basedir=/usr/local --data32584 ? Z 0:25 [mysqld <defunct>] 32585 ? S 0:00 /usr/local/libexec/mysqld --basedir=/usr/local --data19296 pts/6 S 0:00 grep mysqld --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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