I have installed the binary distribution of MySQL for MacOS X Server (3.23.32-apple-rhapsody5.5-powerpc). It seems to run just fine, but when I try to perform a shutdown (bin/mysqladmin shutdown from the mysql root directory) it simply hangs.
In the end, I have to kill it with a kill -9, which makes me very uncomfortable.
Any ideas what I have done incorrectly, or hints as to its resolution? The installation followed the documented procedure to the letter. No tweaks attempted (I am not a SQL person....)