Hi! On Nov 14, Bill Adams wrote: > > > > PS: If I run the mysqladmin shutdown command, then check "top" in > > another console, both the daemon and the mysqladmin command continue to > > run indefinitely -- and I have waited an hour to see if it's just slow. > > That doesn't seem to be the case. > > > > This seems like an OS bug to me. All of the things you mention in your last > email should stop mysql from running.
What OS do you use ? The behaviour you're describing I've seen two-three years ago on FreeBSD due to some bug/deficiency in FreeBSD threads. Since then it was fixed (in FreeBSD I mean). Regards, Sergei -- MySQL Development Team __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Sergei Golubchik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ MySQL AB, http://www.mysql.com/ /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ Osnabrueck, Germany <___/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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