I think I can confirm this. Even though it shuts down fine for most of the time, there are some occasions when the behavior is as William described.
** Changed in: ubuntu
Status: New => Confirmed
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ubuntu 8.10 will not shut down computer
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301303
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