CAN NO LONGER SHUT DOWN REPORTS BACKGROUND ENGINE

Hello all...
We are in the process of upgrading our apps to Developer 6.0.
Come to find out that the old method of shutting down the Reports
Background Engine programmatically no longer works. (i.e.
ORACLE_SHUTDOWN=Yes).
Any info would be very much appreciated.
Thanks
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The mDNSResponser error has been reported as a problem with "Back To My Mac" and sometimes with Bonjour. There are probably other causes as well, but that's a place to start. You could make sure those services are disabled and check the logs to see if the errors go away.
I suppose that activity like this could stall a shutdown also, but I usually see the shutdown problem with devices not behaving and allowing the system to do an orderly shutdown.
Another test method that could point you directly to the OS or a 3rd party application would be to create another user on your machine and see if that user has the same issues.
Just because something worked before doesn't mean that a recent update or other change hasn't caused a problem. Are you using a wireless connection or hardwired? If you are wireless then you could also stop or turn off the wireless connection before trying to shutdown to see if it could be part of the problem.
The trick to begin troubleshooting a problem is to remove the variables, see if something changes, and then decide what to do about it or look for help with that particular system or sub-system.

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