On Mon 08 Oct 2012 at 10:27:05 -0400, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: > Debian 6.0.6 (64 bit)/KDE 4.4.5 > > For some reason when I shutdown the system, either as a user or as > root, the process hangs on: > > Currently running process (pstree): > > The only recourse I seem to have is to hit the reset button. > Reinstalling psmisc did not solve the problem. Everything you see on the screen when the hang occurs can only be of help. pstree itself is probably not the problem.