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title: Conditions for automatic server shutdown
description: Review the conditions that shut down PingDataSync servers automatically, including out of memory, low disk space, and file descriptor limits.
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revdate: September 13, 2023
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# Conditions for automatic server shutdown

All PingDirectory servers will shutdown in an out of memory condition, a low disk space error state, or for running out of file descriptors. The PingDirectory server will enter lockdown mode on unrecoverable database environment errors, but can be configured to shutdown instead with this setting:

```shell
$ dsconfig set-global-configuration-prop \
  --set unrecoverable-database-error-mode:initiate-server-shutdown
```